I visited Sequoia when they reopened in fall od 2021 after the wildfire. It was absolutely heartbreaking to see the devastation, such magnificant trees.
Um they deffinatly have adapted to wild fires. They actually reproduce more in fire zones. And saying "o these trees have no foliage" after the fire is rediculas. Of course it wont have any because it all burned off. Give it a few years and they will most likely grow new needles. These trees have probably seen 10 to 20 wildfires in their lifetime.
They've adapted to normal wildfires, but not the intense ones we see today. The trees arer totally destroyed: this is not normal. Their upper canopy would normally be left untouched (allowing reseeding). This is not possible with this type of fire, for the reasons they mention.
Took three devastating fires and over a year to hear virtually any reporting on the Giant Sequoias (including from the NPS). I save everything I can to a playlist. Barely on folks news radar. Thank Heavens for deep snow!
Unless the fire burnt the roots i would hope that there would be stump sprouts and suckers on some of the giant sequoias. They may take a long time to show up though, maybe even a couple years.Thoughts i have about helping Sequoias... Many of the seedlings in high mortality areas should be fenced up to protect from trampling and animals, the surrounding forests should be selectively thinned in favor of the sequoias and to reduce fire intensity and ladder fuels, and then frequent low intensity prescribed burns should be implemented. I hope that there are people and organizations collecting seed from the giant sequoia groves and planting them north to insure their survival as a species if they can't survive in their original range in a changed climate. I think with climate change the sequoias may thrive better in oregon, washington, BC canada, and even idaho and alaska.
One of the best way to help protecting them if to remove the dry and dead wood debris on the forest floor. If it has been many years since a fire has passed there, there can be quite a thick layer of debris.
My understanding is that Sequoias need moderate to high intensity fires to reproduce. Not only that but mature trees have fire retardant bark - General Grant has probably seen much worse. The lack of allowed fires over the past ~100 years and mismanagement could be the bigger concern..
You all sure blame climate change without one sentence of poor past government forest management of logging (lack of logging), too much fire suppression in the last 100 years, and bark beetle kill in the surrounding forests. Sequoias are worthless to commercially harvest unlike their cousins the Redwoods and you all have a perfect opportunity to correct poor past behavior. I hope you come to some common sense conclusions like I have which I hinted to above! Please note that droughts in this state in the last thousand plus years are normal.
I remember when allowing fire back in Yellowstone was so controversial. Didn't CA forestry follow their lead? I did see a show on Native Americans having a tradition of using fire in CA forests, but were stopped and removed. Now that climate change has brought drought to CA, it might not be safe to allow small fires in winter.
I Am in hopes that these young students, Who are great researchers and empathetic to our natural forests, of our "Guardians" if you will call these Trees, as such... will realize that generations BEFORE THEM have been trying to help save the planet from the humans that are ignorant of destruction ( of LIFE on this planet) That There are many of us, many many of us, in the millions... knowing the combination of natural course of life ( in Nature. Plus, natural course of life (in Greed and politics) Loggers who were just trying to make a living to survive... And arses trying to get voted to make money.. yep. ALL play into what is evident in the here and now. NOT to blame those, as they did Not. DID NOT have the information technologies THAT THESE CHILDREN have today. ... we're aware now. I hope these young students , Have correct perspectives of 50 years to 150 to 3,000 years in REALITY. They, these students, are so young. Their perspectives are very Green and sort of innocent to the grander scale of reality of mother earth's LONGEST life. Hoping there are more OBSERVERS, not judgemental people that are too young to embibe discernment. The discernment of the years of knowledge these Trees already Know (how to survive), beyond "human understanding".
Wish this was more about them replanting and less about blaming humans for natures cleaning.I absolutely love Giant Sequoias. Replant but there will already be plenty of seeds already down.
Actually it would destroy what is considered sensitive soil, but leave it alone, and next season the floor will be covered in tiny trees. Those standing snags will be used to reestablish animal life, eventually returning to the soil. It’s really a very fertile and receptive surface, if left undisturbed.
So very disheartening, that this is the state of our scientific and cultural focus. Studious, learned, and authoritative, something tells me that you consider yourselves all of these. Perhaps a course in angular information and rotational release, to complete your degrees? You speak from a stand of small (but merchantable) trees , but blame logging? And the answer was controlled burning?! We have truly lost our way, and I’m not sure we can get to where we want to be, from where we’re at. On a side note, was there a specific rational for the demographics used in the casting for actors? No matter to me, it just seemed 100%. In my opinion, you’ve done the trees, and humanity in general, a disservice with this presentation.
Forget it, Donny, you're out of your element! You have no frame of reference here Donny, you're like a child that wanders into the middle of a movie... I'll leave you with these thoughts: ua-cam.com/video/gINEJhFyQmk/v-deo.html
@@ryanhigsify LOL… yeah, but I can throw some rocks! Love the movie, enough to have become an ordained dudeist. There was once a time when we might have retooled, and moved on. Sadly it seems we lack skill set, workforce, and willing industry to create the bootstraps we’d need. 😤Eff it Dude, let’s go bowling 🎳😶🌫️
I visited Sequoia when they reopened in fall od 2021 after the wildfire. It was absolutely heartbreaking to see the devastation, such magnificant trees.
Um they deffinatly have adapted to wild fires. They actually reproduce more in fire zones. And saying "o these trees have no foliage" after the fire is rediculas. Of course it wont have any because it all burned off. Give it a few years and they will most likely grow new needles. These trees have probably seen 10 to 20 wildfires in their lifetime.
They've adapted to normal wildfires, but not the intense ones we see today. The trees arer totally destroyed: this is not normal. Their upper canopy would normally be left untouched (allowing reseeding). This is not possible with this type of fire, for the reasons they mention.
We need a lot more people like the ladies in this video. And we need to make the public aware so that funds are made available to save our forests.
Took three devastating fires and over a year to hear virtually any reporting on the Giant Sequoias (including from the NPS). I save everything I can to a playlist. Barely on folks news radar. Thank Heavens for deep snow!
thank you for this important story
It's heartbreaking to see a grove of tall and giant sequoias that has taken hundreds of years to grow dying down in an wildfire.
It really is. :( and chances of humans actually letting th grow back...not likely! :( but i hope they leave it alone and let nature take the lamd back
Hundreds? Thousands.
It's very sad to lose such magnificent trees. Is the dead wood going to be left standing? Can seeds be collected and germinated?
Great questions, some of the seeds were incinerated
I was on the castle fire and it was hard to see all the destruction
Unless the fire burnt the roots i would hope that there would be stump sprouts and suckers on some of the giant sequoias. They may take a long time to show up though, maybe even a couple years.Thoughts i have about helping Sequoias... Many of the seedlings in high mortality areas should be fenced up to protect from trampling and animals, the surrounding forests should be selectively thinned in favor of the sequoias and to reduce fire intensity and ladder fuels, and then frequent low intensity prescribed burns should be implemented. I hope that there are people and organizations collecting seed from the giant sequoia groves and planting them north to insure their survival as a species if they can't survive in their original range in a changed climate. I think with climate change the sequoias may thrive better in oregon, washington, BC canada, and even idaho and alaska.
Woahhh! So cool! I know Lexi! She is amazing at what she does.
This isn’t cool
@@chriiv You ain't cool, man
Great video!
Thank you Ladies for doing this research and sharing it. I love these Monarch Trees as well.
What action could we be taking to help the situation? Periodically remove the smaller trees to alleviate the density?
One of the best way to help protecting them if to remove the dry and dead wood debris on the forest floor. If it has been many years since a fire has passed there, there can be quite a thick layer of debris.
Change consumption habits.
Seeing this in person breaks my heart. It’s so sad
Frightening...
My understanding is that Sequoias need moderate to high intensity fires to reproduce. Not only that but mature trees have fire retardant bark - General Grant has probably seen much worse. The lack of allowed fires over the past ~100 years and mismanagement could be the bigger concern..
You all sure blame climate change without one sentence of poor past government forest management of logging (lack of logging), too much fire suppression in the last 100 years, and bark beetle kill in the surrounding forests. Sequoias are worthless to commercially harvest unlike their cousins the Redwoods and you all have a perfect opportunity to correct poor past behavior. I hope you come to some common sense conclusions like I have which I hinted to above! Please note that droughts in this state in the last thousand plus years are normal.
I remember when allowing fire back in Yellowstone was so controversial. Didn't CA forestry follow their lead? I did see a show on Native Americans having a tradition of using fire in CA forests, but were stopped and removed. Now that climate change has brought drought to CA, it might not be safe to allow small fires in winter.
Hmm sadly :/
They keep talking about climate change but this devastation is the result of poor forest management. There are way too many trees in the understory.
It's both actually
Do not touch it and the plants will grow back
Wow this is what college students think? Haha we’re in big trouble
This is what they think, based upon what they've been taught. Nahi? They'll gain more wisdom, as they grow. It's good to see that they are TRYING.
Looks like you never went to college, kyle. Lolz
Need smaller more frequent fires!!
I Am in hopes that these young students,
Who are great researchers and empathetic to our natural forests, of our "Guardians" if you will call these Trees, as such... will realize that generations BEFORE THEM have been trying to help save the planet from the humans that are ignorant of destruction ( of LIFE on this planet)
That There are many of us, many many of us, in the millions... knowing the combination of natural course of life ( in Nature. Plus, natural course of life (in Greed and politics)
Loggers who were just trying to make a living to survive...
And arses trying to get voted to make money.. yep.
ALL play into what is evident in the here and now.
NOT to blame those, as they did Not. DID NOT have the information technologies
THAT THESE CHILDREN have today.
... we're aware now.
I hope these young students ,
Have correct perspectives of 50 years to 150 to 3,000 years in REALITY.
They, these students, are so young. Their perspectives are very Green and sort of innocent to the grander scale of reality of mother earth's LONGEST life.
Hoping there are more OBSERVERS, not judgemental people that are too young to embibe discernment.
The discernment of the years of knowledge these Trees already Know (how to survive), beyond "human understanding".
Wish this was more about them replanting and less about blaming humans for natures cleaning.I absolutely love Giant Sequoias. Replant but there will already be plenty of seeds already down.
Would pushing them over with a bulldozer -- provided that's even possible -- return the nutrients to the soil?
It would boost growth for five years before becoming devoid of nutrients. In the end, the plants would probably be worse off.
Actually it would destroy what is considered sensitive soil, but leave it alone, and next season the floor will be covered in tiny trees. Those standing snags will be used to reestablish animal life, eventually returning to the soil. It’s really a very fertile and receptive surface, if left undisturbed.
Did u mean gigant?
imagine believing in "Global Warming" in 2022 😂
So very disheartening, that this is the state of our scientific and cultural focus. Studious, learned, and authoritative, something tells me that you consider yourselves all of these. Perhaps a course in angular information and rotational release, to complete your degrees? You speak from a stand of small (but merchantable) trees , but blame logging? And the answer was controlled burning?! We have truly lost our way, and I’m not sure we can get to where we want to be, from where we’re at.
On a side note, was there a specific rational for the demographics used in the casting for actors? No matter to me, it just seemed 100%.
In my opinion, you’ve done the trees, and humanity in general, a disservice with this presentation.
Forget it, Donny, you're out of your element!
You have no frame of reference here Donny, you're like a child that wanders into the middle of a movie...
I'll leave you with these thoughts: ua-cam.com/video/gINEJhFyQmk/v-deo.html
@@ryanhigsify LOL… yeah, but I can throw some rocks! Love the movie, enough to have become an ordained dudeist.
There was once a time when we might have retooled, and moved on. Sadly it seems we lack skill set, workforce, and willing industry to create the bootstraps we’d need.
😤Eff it Dude, let’s go bowling 🎳😶🌫️
@@DonnConn Dunning-Kruger Effect, exhibit A: your comments.