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CH3DD4R_G0BL1N@sh.itjust.works ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

The other cool thing about that squishy bark is that it’s flame retardant.

I finally went to go see the California redwoods as a bucket list before they burned down and learned they don’t tend to.

There were almost as many lightning struck redwoods around, still alive and kicking not giving a fuck, as there were undamaged.

Very cool opportunities to stand inside shed sized hallowed out areas and admire.

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MnemonicBump@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Growing up in California (especially Southern) you learn about “Fire Ecology” and how wildfires are a normal and natural part of the ecosystem and that many California-native flora are dependent on semi-regular burns. The problem with the fires lately isnt that they’re happening, it’s that they’re happening too frequently.

Basically, don’t worry, those sequoias will outlive us all

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- I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  I get all choked up seeing them a year or so after a fire, the limbs burn off and they start sending thousands of new little baby limbs out, most will die back and the ones in the best positions will grow. The the whole upper part of the tree is green with new life and I’m just so proud of them.
  
  We’ve had some pretty devastating fires here, so the emotions are high.
  
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  - Eq0@literature.cafe ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Nature is amazing, thanks for the photo
    
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- grue@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  
  The problem with the fires lately isnt that they’re happening, it’s that they’re happening too frequently.
  
  I thought the problem was that they weren’t happening frequently enough, allowing too much undergrowth to build up and make them worse than they’re supposed to be?
  
  (But I’m not from California, so you probably know better.)
  
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