Rebirth After Fire by Dave Gaines by Olympus DSLR Challenge


09-DEC-2012

This meadow and everything beyond burned in August of 2009.

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dave_gaines		19-Dec-2012 22:31
Thanks Brad. Yes, rebirth after the fire. Some of the wildflowers and a few pines only germinate after a fire. My regret is that even if I live another 30 years I'll never see these trees reach the same size or number in my remaining lifetime. Adn when I'm 90 I maight not be able to hike this far. ;~)

Brad		18-Dec-2012 01:53
The cause and effect of these fires, for the short term, we suffer, not being able to see what we are used to seeing, I suppose in the long run, these fires make tithe forest stronger, not the same for human structures, like on thenJersey Shore which probably should not have been there, great capture!

Guest		18-Dec-2012 01:00
Thanks for looking. Yes, rebirth occurs, but slowly. 209 square miles of the Angeles National Forest burned during the Station Fire, named for a hot shot fire crew station not far from this meadow. The forest was closed for almost 2 years so I had a hard time monitoring the regrowth right afterwards. But here on this meadow where sugar pines stood, new pine saplings are sprouting up all over. The pine seeds must have been germinated by the fire. None of this thick brush grew under the tree canopy before the fire. The trees will be competing with the weeds for sun and water until they get taller.

Michael Ramsay		17-Dec-2012 16:29
Yes fires are bad, but it always amazes me how quickly nature recovers

kleivis		17-Dec-2012 12:28
And besides fall colors, there seems to be a lot of fires. Good thing though, nature has a remarkably ability to rebuild itself after disaster.

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