Regrowth after a low-intensity fire

Tall pine trees with slightly blackened trunks are met with small green shrubs
Photo By/Credit
Meghan Snow/USFWS
Date Shot/Created
06/05/2022
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Blackened tree trunks alongside green regrowth are signs of a low-intensity fire that reduces the risk of high-severity fire by removing ladder fuels that enable wildfires to climb into the canopy.
Facility
Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office
Subject tags
Fire management
Forests