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0 pointskaikai6y ago0 comments

Redwoods do not require forest fires for reproduction, and no native species require large forest fires.

There are plenty of native plants that need fire to reproduce, but they do better with smaller fires that produce heat to open seeds but don't damage topsoils.

The large fires we have now are the result of climate change, long-term fire suppression, and unsustainable forest management. It's not normal for California, even though there are fire-dependent habitats here.

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reissbaker6y ago

"Require" was too strong a word for redwoods, but FYI they are helped by fire when reproducing and "often require" it: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequoia_sempervirens

I agree that CA is much more at risk of fire now than it naturally is, thanks to short-sighted human endeavor; I was only meaning to point out that it isn't correct to compare CA electrical rates to France as a measure of U.S. vs French rates, since CA's are so much higher than the U.S. average due to fire risk.

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