Pyrogeography of the Lassen Foothills - Park Fire - 7/30/24

Thank you for doing this... I'm a guy on fixed income Social Security Disabiliy fighting cancer and I really appreciate your knowledge and being able to view this and learn some too. Thank you!!!

I really enjoy your old landscape photos. It’s interesting to see how landscape changes over long periods of time. A friend that was born in 1920 told me she remembers the Mill Valley, CA hills devoid of redwoods. We have widespread Monterey pine dieoff on the north coast. Long term drought weakened all trees, then the bark beetle infestation further weakened them, they were then overcome by pitch canker. Driving up the coast above Jenner all through the Sea Ranch area on both sides of Hwy 1 are thousands of standing dead and downed Monterey Pines and Doug fir. My husband is a 40-year climbing arborist so we spend a lot of time noticing what’s happening with trees and the landscape. Because of your reporting, I’ve become slightly obsessed with fire science. I’ve not been out your way in years… hope the fire doesn’t reach Chester or Lassen. Deer Creek is a beautiful landscape… thanks so much Zele.

Thank you for sharing your knowledge of the area...from Chico to Red Bluff and Lake Almanor.

Im here thank you your great cottonwood anderson area

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Some of this is fascinating, as always, I learn a ton.

Thank you for sharing this with us very informative godbless you and your family ❤😊❤

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Thank you for all this. I would be interested in you one of these days.

Waiting to see if Lassen park is in danger

We have a tree service company and we are sometimes heartbroken when we see a mature tree we’ve bid to lighten up/trim self destructing because the homeowner either chose not to or could not afford to spend the money to properly maintain their tree. City’s are hampered by budget constraints. In a landscape like yours where fire is a constant threat the cost to lessen the threat will need to be adjusted to the current reality.

Hey I'm here

thanks

How does the Butte Meadows area look like?

Late arrival here

Wow that's dense!

In so much of this landscape, the primary fuels are not trees but shrubs and grasses. I don't see how thinning and tree-based methods can be used to make much of a difference in terms of reducing fire risk when shrubs are primary fuel type.

The alfalfa field. Is that as you start to climb up the hill at dales station

It's pretty scary.

You sound find to me