Night Fire in the Sequoia Grove (14 B)
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$49.00
$49.00 - $159.00
The Giant Sequoias are the biggest living things and may live to be over 3000 years old. They grow naturally only within California in the western Sierra Nevada range. Since their discovery by white man in the mid 1800s, they have been very protected . But amazingly, that protection could spell disaster for them. If the natural fires that would normally burn throughout the forest every 40 or 50 years are stopped, then young trees cannot begin to grow. Fire burns off the needles and branches from the forest floor allowing the tiny seeds to reach bare soil where their short roots can germinate in moist soil and grow. To insure these helpful fires, the National Parks and the forest service start controlled burns in the Sequoia and other forests every so often. I stayed up all night wandering through this fire and taking photos. A sturdy tripod is required to take the long exposures needed here and a camera that has noise reduction capabilities also helps..
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