I envision a few more large dumps of snow before spring and then some good soaks coming in the form of rain. I don't have a crystal ball but I always get what I want. Also, the fire season is mostly determined by the Planning and Engineering department at Darpa.

"fire season", aka government arson season. How about a freedom of information request about all the arson?

Similar weather to this, is what I recall from Late winter, summer of 2015, And, we were fine, in regards to wildfires.. Cheers Curtis...

I have been in this area for most of fifty years and Niño or no Niño, we have NEVER seen it this dry. It is nice to not have to deal with the hassle of snow but most of us dare not enjoy it. I hear you about resisting the drive into cities. The big cities’ problems are slowly coming to the smaller rural areas too. Nothing compared to the lower East side, but still, increasing crime. Anyway, I am planting leeks.

Its raining high in the mountains here in western Montana, unheard of this time of year!

Used to live in the Sierras. Then came the drought for years. My forest died from bark beetles and then the fires came. Thankfully my home did not burn but we had to evacuate.

Ckear out the ladder fuels from under the big trees. If you can keep the fire low, you will have a better fighting chance.

Ill welcome the warmth. Its been a rough winter in Central Illinois.

I was worried about the bugs this season, but yes I can see our benevolent overlords helping "fight" fires.

Spot on timing! You made this video and then the next day half a million people lost power in California due to our severe storm! Luckily I’m on 40 acres in the mountains with a 25 kilowatt generator.

Good luck on that early spring. You shouldn't of jinxed it by mentioning it. I've see that many times when I lived in Alaska. Might wake up tomorrow with 4ft on the ground. 😂

NE Oregon, same thing here. And very similar setting, just dryer. Love what you do. Been following you for years. Thanks for all the sharing.

Congrats on your land bro. ITS ALLOT OF WORK BUILDING AN OFFGRID HOMESTEAD 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾 plus I own my land out… getting it patented as well. Which ain’t cheap but 100% worth it🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

Hey just saying that drive way having two water crossing is actually a good thing. it's called a choke point or "Kill zone" But two trees work too

Similar April-like weather right now in the Alberta Foothills. Ponds are full!

People even from the Tragedy and Hope community are now trying to get Curtis to look at our work and even their comments are being deleted. WOW And Curtis is totally unaware that this is happening. It's quite extraordinary to say the least.

The Urban Farmer… Amazing book realistic approach to convey difficult things in easy way. Wanna visit your farm in Kelowna coming summer !!

+20C on my deck today here in Berta. Gonna be gnar gnar fire season.

Two of my favorite Canadians are joining forces. Jeff Burwick and Curtis Stone.

Three weeks of hot, dry weather has always signaled the start of fire season in B.C. I worked in the forest industry for 10 years. But the problem now are the authorities who will force you off your land, make it illegal for you to protect it during a fire (or maybe from another crisis, real or imagined), and arrest you. I can see why you are anarcho!

Northern Ontario is experincing record levels of no snow 😢 Tbe concern for fires is already here and the farmers are getting worried that planting will be next to impossible.

Where I'm from, this sporadic weather is just another day. Short winter means more moisture, which means longer grow period lol

I am very concerned about the lack of snow and early melt. My ponds were dryer and lower last yet year because we had little rain and hot, dry days. I have cattle. And crops, and it's concerning. I am trying hard to figure things òut, i need 2 wells repaired and can't find anyone out here to help me. It's worrisome.

How are the ponds doing?

Interesting. Glad to hear you talking about the sprinkler system you are working towards. That increased humidity from sprinklers will do wonders to a crowning fire coming at you - it can be the difference between saving your home and not. Although I can't disagree with your statement about cutover's creating flooding, the current fire situation is also in part responsible as there is no surface litter to hold in place. I can't disagree entirely with your assessment of the forest industry, but I would also say that it is not as bad as you portrayed. It is a tough job to manage a forest harvest with the environment and ecological concerns at play while ensuring that the public gets a reasonable priced product. Selective logging does not necessarily negate that and in fact has been shown to cause problems to the residual trees. Not saying I don't believe in it, just saying that in both instances it depends on who is doing the harvesting. As fire fighting's primary goal is to protect values at risk, cut over's do aid in this task as well. Anyway, I won't say more as this could get long and a comment is not the place for this type of discussion...lol. But suffice it to say that the operators harvesting the timber are not all fine upstanding citizens either and as such it can make things difficult. Thank you for sharing your systems.

Welcome to life in the forest...

7:49 amen. Try and teach the utterly disconnected. Seems like all we can do

It’s been 60 degrees in northern Colorado for the past week. I wonder if Lake Mead is going to get drained again…..

We've had a mixed summer here on the east coast of the south island of New Zealand... Started quite wet and late, but has been overall hot and pretty dry. Lawns and paddocks are brown, hopefully we get some rain. I suspect winter will come thick and fast though.

Maybe this is how our weather is to be. Shorter days and lower sun angle brings colder weather and snow. After December 20th the days get longer and the angle increases. The only reason I could ever find for the colder weather being in January and February was “Seasonal Lag”. Maybe you will get more rains through the spring to make up for the early snow loss.

50°F in Minneapolis...in February lmao

the snow was gone and the flowers were out in feb 01 2009 here in GF,

Lots of organic matter too

Just got a nice bit of snow over in NB

This is a large election year. Some bad fires might fit a democratic narrative real nice. We are on the edge of a similar climate, except our winter is rain. No rain in the summer to speak of, and between 10 to 12 inches total. I put in a pond also- about 2/3 acre, filled it with a garden hose from our well. I have the same thoughts about water. I went with a liner and it was a lot of work- i figured it would have taken at least 5 years or more to get a natural seal- not to mention gophers. I put in catfish, goldfish, crawdads, and daphnia magna. I supplement with a purina feed and use an aerator. Eventually the liner will be covered over and never seen again. There is a developing story in the US regarding a map- the WUI. I have a call into my county commish. Asking about fire insurance price and availability.

Lol, Ben like this past five years. There will be another late freeze around mother's day, turning into a cool early summer. Then only a month worth of hot summer followed by early cooling and another freeze by Halloween. Seasons have ben screwed up for a while

Will it mean an end to late night winter streams until next winter?

im big time worried about this years summer. i do weather modeling *and it does not look good*

Wiki Hadley Cell if one is curious about one part of the interplay between climate change and weather. Didnt you put up a video arguing/researching that were going into a ice age some years ago?

Cindy beat me to it!

Hi Curtis!!

Great timing Curtis as we’re in the process of planning to increase our water storage. We had a hell of a time getting insurance because of the forest fires. Are you insured up there? Also, I really want to know how the Damit product worked for you. We have a large pond but most of the water seeps out.

Haha jokes on you, winter is not over. This can’t be the first winter you’ve seen lol

Trump said to rake the leaves from the forests to prevent fires. So there you go. No need to worry a simple solution by the stable genius himself.

Early catastrophic also for fruit trees and other perennials, as they think tits spring then we have a deep freeze. I’m searching for specific species that can tolerate this

What are the chances of the authoritays telling you that you must perform a mandatory evacuation of the premises in the case of a fire threat, as happened to many Albertans last year?

Hey, got to know your channel through one of Jeff Berwick’s videos 2 years ago.

Why do “they” want control and herd people into cities ? What’s under the desire for control aside from the innate desire? Peak energy

Doesn't even matter when winter ends, you know it's gonna burn.

Exactly the same here on the other side of the world, Feb usually coldest month and the snow is all but gone.

7:49 amen. Try and teach the utterly disconnected. Seems like all we can do @SpruceHealingInitiative wants this forest management method to be the solution to the Veteran homelessness crisis. 🍻

May not Curtis. EL Nino historically is Warm & Wet. If they allow this normal weather pattern to move through without spaying the F!^%$ing SKI. It should be war and wet. Just in case it's not wet I'm buying up all past year hay now for next Winter.

let's hope the arsonists don't get crazy again you may have enemies that want you burnt out

Seasons change as do sometimes quite a period... Have seen this many times in majority of a century... Ice age to desertification. Had serious drought last year, have seen much worse... Winter was mild with the plastic snow that won't melt fast enough to suit. Snow or no snow moisture is welcome... Water has been changed Theory of a Conspiracy. Have seen snow to the eves to green grass and t-shirt Christmas Day too drought prolonged till pasture turn desert wasteland void of a single weed, muck fields too the wind... Think you are going to see seasons turned on the head... would suggest greenhouse of some sort gardening. ASAP: Post Script; If you are concerned of fire, be aware of spotlights from the sky. It's what they look like, whoosh goes the forest right behind my house. "Cock-a-Doodle-doo":🐓Cogburn

You would do yourself a huge favor by getting rid of those conifer trees (firewood). Surrounding your property with deciduous trees would protect you in a long run (fruit and nut trees, mulberry and linden trees for the bees). I don't expect many likes...

curtis needs some fear bait cliks?

who is paying for the flight? lol remember this happened before ;-)

I gave up on trying to send anything of significance in this comment section, so many have disappeared. I sent a few requests for an email not tied to the KZfaq one. Not a big deal, but I just wanted to follow up with the conversation I was trying to have the other day. Plus I have some homesteading things coming into fruition to show,you might find interesting . Either way, take care.