Posted by: Sandy Steinman | January 17, 2017

High-Severity Wildfires Complicate Natural Regeneration for California Conifers | UC Davis

The University of California-Davis reports

 A study spanning 10 national forests and 14 burned areas in California found that conifer seedlings were found in less than 60 percent of the study areas five to seven years after fire. Of the nearly 1,500 plots surveyed, 43 percent showed no natural conifer regeneration at all.

Read about study at High-Severity Wildfires Complicate Natural Regeneration for California Conifers | UC Davis


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