Mountain Home Grove Sequoias Heavily DamagedCalifornia
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Preliminary views of Mountain Home Grove show countless sequoia losses after the SQF Complex / Castle Fire. The forest, which is managed by CalFire, is currently closed. These are views from Alder Creek Grove as well as aerial footage. Please see the captions for descriptions and dates.
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Sue Cag is a musician, artist, writer, photographer, and nature preservationist.
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Aerial view of Mountain Home Grove. Completely scorched forest and many dead skeleton sequoias (barely visible) in front. “Island of green” strip in the middle. Brown canopies behind them. Scores of heat scorched trees continue to the right out of view. November 21st, 2020.Aerial view of Mountain Home Grove. November 28th, 2020.Aerial view of Mountain Home Grove. November 28th, 2020.View of the living section of Mountain Home Grove after the SQF Complex / Castle Fire. Dead sequoias skeletons stand in the foreground, living giants soar behind them. The beauty disguises the loss. November 28th, 2020.Same view with a tiny bit more included in front. November 28th, 2020.Aerial view of Mountain Home Grove. November 28th, 2020.Aerial view of Mountain Home Grove. November 28th, 2020.Aerial view of the southern end of Mountain Home Grove. November 28th, 2020.Two plumes visible from afar, 3 months “after” the fire. December 9th, 2020.Fuzzy zoom in to the Bonsai Tree, plus others lost. December 9th, 2020.
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