Wildfires and Sierran Ecosystems (IMAGE)

American Society of Agronomy

Wildfires and Sierran Ecosystems

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Wildfires used to be a natural part of Sierran ecosystems, with minor fires sweeping through at intervals of 10 to 25 years

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Photo courtesy of Dale Johnson and Soil Horizons/Soil Science Society of America

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