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this is quite sad because it will make this area less accessible to visitors, but a good time to talk about how amazing coast redwood fire resilience is https://twitter.com/ohhfabbi/status/1296508822656184320
if you study the ancient coast redwoods, one of the things you'll notice on *any* tree that's old enough is significant fire scarring, often intense enough to suggest that the fires were prolonged and extremely hot
redwoods have incredibly thick bark, naturally flame-retardant wood (theyre red from high tannin concentration), and the ability to regrow even when they appear to be entirely dead (if you walk through a coast redwood forest, you'll see this in action)
a dozen trees will sprout up around a stump from the root system (which can extend for a hundred miles). In groves like this, the roots will often fuse, making it difficult to differentiate the tree systems. redwoods can also reproduce via basal burls (which is j super cool lol)
my grandfather spent his life studying the plants of northern California, and his ashes are now scattered in an old-growth redwood grove near where he spent most of his life. I hope i can join one day
