>>2116255The forest east of the Mississippi are nowhere close to being as prone to forest fires as they are out west. Early explorers wrote about seeing whole forest with countless trees that had trunks the size of a average bedroom. The Piedmont region of the south east was dotted with wide open meadows that resembled prairie and thick forested areas along streams. There was also a vast abundant wildlife population with Elk and Bison.
It's difficult to imagine what this looked like if you visit the region today.
