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Blackened bark from the ground to about 5 feet up the trunks of several trees. The ground is charred but green grasses begin to grow.

Photo By/Credit

Veronica Davison/USFWS

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Image

In the October 2017 Nuns wildfire, Ledson Marsh and the surrounding oak woodland area burned.

Facility

Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office

Ecosystem

Forest

Subject tags

Fires

Forests

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