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Finns mock Trump on raking the forests - But what they don't know is that raking is an actual forest treatment method in US

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Olet lukenut 1/5 maksutonta uutista.US PresidentDonald Trump gave a confusing explanation to California's devastating forest fires while visiting the area on Saturday. He claimed thatpoor forest management was to blame. He also praised Finland for managing its vast forests by raking.Trump told reporters he had discussed forestry with PresidentSauli Niinistö. The presidents met in Paris last week during the commemoration of the First World War"You gotta take care of the floors. You know the floors of the forest, very important... I was with the President of Finland...he called it a forest nation and they spent a lot of time on raking and cleaning and doing things and they don't have anyproblem", Trump said.In Finland, the word raking was translated into raking the lawn (haravoida). The Finns made fun of it and filled Twitter withpictures of rakes, mocking Trump who does not understand the forestry.This time, however, we mocked Trump for not so solid reason. It is we who do not know American forestry."Trump used the right word in the right context - knowingly or unknowingly," says research professorAntti Asikainen from Natural resources institute Finland (Luonnonvarakeskus), a specialist forestry technology.In the United States raking means harvesting the slash to piles with a bulldozer with brush rake. Slash is collected to avoidforest fires. Then the slash is often burned in piles."Pile burning is currently used on many forest sites as the preferred method for residue disposal because piles can be burnedat various times of the year and are usually more controlled than broadcast burns", says a"As a matter of fact, in many countries such as Spain, the United States and Canada logging residues are harvested to avoidintense forest fires," Asikainen explains.According to Asikainen, Finland is one of the leading countries in the collection and utilization of logging resources asbioenergy. In the United States and Canada logging waste is often piled up along the road and burned, for example, in winterin a controlled manner."Us and Canada could replace millions of tonnes of oil every year by useing residues for energy production. Finland can offerproven technology for harvesting and heat and energy production", Asikainen says.Asikainen does not wonder that there has been misunderstanding."Not everyone in the Finnish forest industry knows this term raking, but it is still a common term in scientific and professionalliterature, and is used in the context of the forest fuel treatment ," Asikainen says."We have tried the same kind of technology in the past when the current harvesting technology in Finland was not yet established.Now the slash is harvested by a normal forest tractor" In United States, timber harvesting practices are different, "Asikainenexplains.Finnish President Sauli Niinistöwas never brought up in his conversations with Trump. But he said that they did discuss the California wildfires when theymet, and that he told Trump "we take care of our forests."There are other significant differences in forestry in Finland and the United States. In Finland, similar forest fires can’tarise, for example thanks to the control flights and the dense network of forest roads. Roads create a natural firewalls andallow firefighters reach fires quicklyIn Finland, forests are also actively managed and thinned, which is less common in the United States.Finnish forest industry machine developer Ponsse's CEO Juho Nummela considers forest trimming as an essential difference,which also has an impact on the fire."In the United States, forests are terribly dense and bushy, because thinning is not done, there is no light in the ground,no proper undergrowth is formed, a dense tree also draws water and drains the soil," says Nummela.Even Nummela has not heard the word raking.As Finnish forestry expertise now gains world attention, would Ponsse be tempted to seize this opportunity?"It's a good idea" says Nummela.Ponsse does not provide accurate figures for US sales, but according to Nummela, South America and North America account forabout 20 percent of the company's revenue."The United States has its own way of working with its forests. It is a relatively old-fashioned market. Fires could be oneof the drivers to make a transition to a better forestry culture, but in the near future it will not be turned by any YouTubeadvertising", Nummela says.Elina LappalainenOlet lukenut 1/5 maksutonta uutista.Elina LappalainenAjassaVapaallaTyössäTIETOSUOJALisätiedotEvästeetKäytämme Alma Median sivustoilla evästeitä.Jatkamalla sivuston selaamista hyväksyt evästeiden käytön.SijaintitietoSallimalla saat sijaintiisi perustuen kohdennettua sisältöä, säätiedot ja mainontaa.Sijaintitiedot voidaan yhdistää Alma Median palveluiden käytöstä kerättyihin tietoihin.Sallitko, että Alma Media käyttää sijaintitietoasi?KylläEiTIETOSUOJALisätiedotKäytämme evästeitä!Käytämme Alma Median sivustoilla evästeitä. Jatkamalla sivuston selaamista hyväksyt evästeiden käytön.Sallitko sijaintitiedon käytön?Alma Media voi tarjota sijaintiisi perustuen kohdennettua sisältöä, mainontaa ja säätietoja. 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Olet lukenut 1/5 maksutonta uutista.US PresidentDonald Trump gave a confusing explanation to California's devastating forest fires while visiting the area on Saturday. He claimed thatpoor forest management was to blame. He also praised Finland for managing its vast forests by raking.Trump told reporters he had discussed forestry with PresidentSauli Niinistö. The presidents met in Paris last week during the commemoration of the First World War"You gotta take care of the floors. You know the floors of the forest, very important... I was with the President of Finland...he called it a forest...

Finns mock Trump on raking the forests - But what they don't know is that raking is an actual forest treatment method in US

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