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Ceanothus in the 2020 CZU Lightning Complex Burn Footprint

March 25, 2024
By Brian Woodward
Whether you've been hiking or driving through the CZU Fire burn footprint in the Santa Cruz Mountains, you might have noticed that the understory of the coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) forests look quite different from how they did before the fire.
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Pile Burns in the Santa Cruz Mountains

March 8, 2024
By Brian Woodward
Conditions in the Santa Cruz Mountains have been ripe for pile burning recently. You may have noticed slight hints of smoke in the air as regional forest managers work quickly to burn woody material that has been carefully piled in fuel and forest health projects.
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