The vast majority of the famed Mariposa Grove of giant sequoias reopened Wednesday after the Washburn fire caused it to shut down for weeks.
Why was the Oak fire so much more destructive than the Washburn fire? Experts say it’s because of weather, terrain and forest management.The Washburn fire ignited July 7 along a forested trail in Yosemite National Park and initially caused fears of an environmental catastrophe,. However, firefighters were able to attack the blaze early on, with no damage to structures or injuries, and major damage to the grove was averted.
There are fire scars on some trees, but no sequoias died, Gediman said. He also noted that because some of these trees are 2,000 to 3,000 years old and have seen a lot of fires, it’s difficult to determine which blaze caused the scars.Gediman headed to Mariposa Grove early Wednesday to celebrate the reopening and said he experienced “one of the best days I’ve had in a long time.
As he was walking the Grizzly Giant Loop — one of the most popular trails in Mariposa Grove — with visitors, Gediman experienced what he called “the perfect alignment of everything.”
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