Fire wipes out Big Basin State Park's historic buildings.

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6. My god- I go to all those places, and have many cherished memories.

There are plenty of images of centuries of forest fires amongst the old redwoods, but I know I'll be heartbroken at the sense of loss the next time I go down there.

Fire is actually part of the life cycle of these trees- Sequoias are resistant to fire; the seeds need the heat to pop open; the fire clears the ground and the ash restores nutrients for young seedlings to grow. It seems counter-intuitive, but it's been part of their survival and proliferation over the thousands of years they've been alive.

https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/why-the-giant-sequoia-needs-fire-to-grow

https://www.savetheredwoods.org/grant/redwoods-regrow-after-fires/