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A classic mosaic of different stages of recovery from widlfire can be seen in this chaparral ecosystem.
Bear Creek, near Briceburg, Mariposa County, CA (1985).
Dense undergrowth and down wood have been successfully cleared from this sequoia grove by repeated prescribed burns.
Mariposa Grove, Yosemite NP, CA (1977).
With prescribed burning now a regular part of management, Yosemite Valley is frequently filled with smoke.
east from Wawona Tunnel, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite NP, CA (1978).
When a forest is as choked with fuel and undergrowth as this, any fire becomes a major conflagration, destroying even the largest trees.
Grouse Creek, near Chinquapin, Yosemite NP, CA (1978).