![]() Spacing the trees far apart also reduces future fire risk. ![]() Planting native, fire-resistant tree species including Lodgepole Pine, Sugar Pine and Giant Sequoia is important because these species have evolved to withstand natural fires. Everything from the species chosen to the spacing of the planting was carefully planned to help reduce the risk of future fires. As these trees grow into maturity, they will help prevent invasive species from colonizing burn sites, develop richly layered habitat for native biodiversity, stabilize disturbed soils and control erosion, sequester carbon over time, protect critical watersheds, stabilize riparian zones, benefit local communities that have been affected by wildfires, and more.ġ27,060 native seedlings were planted as part of a larger project that planted trees across 188 hectares in Yosemite West, California.The trees were planted in the Ferguson Fire burn scar, which degraded a significant area of land during the late summer of 2018.ĭue to the severity of the fire, it's unlikely that the land would have been able to regenerate on its own. ![]() So far this year, we've planted 1,232,296 trees through 6 projects to restore burn scars from several forest fires across California. Our California Wildfire Restoration Impact in 2021 ![]() We're dedicated to helping partners at any level and any location ranging from federal and state to public and private land, because everyone should be able to rebuild and restore after wildfires. Working with big partners like the United States Forest Service and CALFIRE and smaller ones like local Resource Conservation Districts and private landowners across the Golden State, we've planted over 4.4 million trees to date. Planting Trees, Restoring Wildfire Damaged Ecosystems Across CaliforniaĪs wildfire severity has increased over the past several years, our post-wildfire restoration efforts have increased right along with it. ![]()
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