Back in April, there was a fire on our hillside – you can see the images from that day here. Our neighbor’s place suffered a lot of damage and he asked me to document the recovery over the course of the growing seasons with my camera. He set up a photo point for me to visit on a regular basis and after 2 1/2 months, it’s easy to see that recovery is well on its way. So far, there has not been a big influx of weeds in most places. In fact, the native wildflowers are doing well – even more abundant than in the areas that were not burned! The bitterbrush, a favorite food for the local mule deer, does not seem to be sprouting back. This will be a major change in the habitat. Grasses and forbs are doing well.
April 20, three days following the fire. The yellow rebar marks the photo point.
May 1. The burned pine tree on the right and bent over to the left burned bitterbrush show up in all the images in this series.
May 13
May 22
May 30
June 14
June 28
Balsamroot bloomed very well in the burned area.
Lupine is blooming more abundantly and for a longer season in the burned area compared to the non-burned area.
Douglas sunflowers are also more abundant.
Lush growth
The day of the fire.
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Teri, this is amazing to see. I’m glad it doesn’t just remain a wasteland. Beautiful photos, too, of course!
Thanks Jennifer.