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Forestry Glossary: B is for ... bark, biomass, and boreal
... the plant material above the ground in a forest". Years of fire suppression leaves forests with increased ground-level tinder and fire hazard. Harvesting some of the trees: Removes nutrients from the forest ... floor increases the fuel for a ground-level fire. Does not reduce likelihood of a ground fire laddering up the trees into a crown fire, unless significant reduction is made in branches and ...
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Pining for Pines
... root lets it access deep moisture, and prevents wind-throw. Can live to 500 years. Fire suppression has removed the view that John Muir saw of 200-feet-plus trees in separate ...
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