Fire update - Kelowna burns

[mudshark]

[color=#000000ost_uid0]With a big, hot fire, they [iost_uid0]all[/iost_uid0] burn very nicely, but a healthy, live tree will generally survive a smaller fire quite well. In fact, some species, such as redwoods and Jefferson pine, [iost_uid0]require[/iost_uid0] a fire to cause the cones to open and release the seeds that sprout into new trees.

The beetles, however, have become a major problem in the western US and Canada, leading to forests in which a significant proportion of the trees are either [iost_uid0]not[/iost_uid0] healthy or just plain [iost_uid0]dead[/iost_uid0]. [/colorost_uid0]