Video: League forest expert talks about redwoods and fire

Director of Science Kristen Shive discusses ‘Modern fires in ancient forests’

Last week, League Director of Science Kristen Shive, PhD, gave a talk on Zoom about California’s unprecedented fire season in 2020 and its effects on our iconic coast redwood and giant sequoia forests. Joined by Sam Hodder, the League’s president and CEO, Shive discussed fire ecology, the impacts of the recent fires across coast redwood and giant sequoia species, and provided an update on the status of League-owned properties Cascade Creek in the Santa Cruz Mountains and Alder Creek within the Giant Sequoia National Monument.

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3 Responses to “Video: League forest expert talks about redwoods and fire”

  1. Rob Thomson

    Maybe the seditious mob that attacked our Capitol can be sentenced to rake the forest floors.

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  2. SANDY COUSER

    EXCELLENT INFO. I WILL CONSIDER THIS IN REHABILATING MY PERSONAL PROPERTY IN BONNY DOON

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  3. Dwight Willard

    Well done.!

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