The ever orating public in Oregon is and was vehemently against slash burning,   field burning,  wood stoves and automotive exhaust.  That's how they voted.

Then they under subscribe mass transit,   the latest story is  Portland's TriMet seeing a 6% drop in fares and riders,  all attributed to wage growth and wealth growth in the gentrifying city,  and an increase in cyclers commuting,  all the while objecting to paying a fee to ride a bike on roads provided by taxation, bonds and taxes on vehicles and fuel plus licensing.  Cyclist Lives Matter but mass transit matters more.

I hold no hope for any fuel reduction on public lands.  Any solution that involves logging,  burning,  physical removal will be fought tooth and nail by NGOs of the Green and Greenbacks.  

So,  Lane county residents,   enjoy the smoke,  because you have  willed your lives to be filled with it all summer,  every summer.  

Oh,  and where was the 2017 large  fire on private land? (hint: "nowhere" is a good answer)