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Washburn Post-Fire BAER

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Unit Information

Yosemite National Park 
P.O. Box 577 
Yosemite National Park, 
California 
95389 
Yosemite National Park 
P.O. Box 577 
Yosemite National Park, 
California 
95389 

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    Phone:
    707-853-4243
    Hours:
    8am-8pm

Photographs Gallery

CA black oak will re-sprout after Washburn Fire
Image showing California black oak that will re-sprout after a low to moderate intensity fire
Image showing California black oak that will re-sprout after a low to moderate intensity fire
CA black oak will re-sprout after Washburn Fire

California black oak will re-sprout after a low to moderate intensity fire

A field of lupines respond 1 yr after Rim Fire
Image showing A field of lupines respond one year after the Rim Fire, similar floral displays are expected in the Washburn Fire footprint next year.
Image showing A field of lupines respond one year after the Rim Fire, similar floral displays are expected in the Washburn Fire footprint next year.
A field of lupines respond 1 yr after Rim Fire

A field of lupines respond one year after the Rim Fire, similar floral displays are expected in the Washburn Fire footprint next year.

Bear clover will re-sprout after Washburn Fire
Image showing Bear clover that will re-sprout after a low to moderate intensity fire
Image showing Bear clover that will re-sprout after a low to moderate intensity fire
Bear clover will re-sprout after Washburn Fire

Bear clover will re-sprout after a low to moderate intensity fire

Galen Clark Tree burned in Washburn Fire
Image showing Giant sequoias like the Galen Clark Tree that burned during the Washburn Fire resist fire with their thick spongy bark. A single individual ancient sequoia may undergo hundreds of fires throughout its lifetime.
Image showing Giant sequoias like the Galen Clark Tree that burned during the Washburn Fire resist fire with their thick spongy bark. A single individual ancient sequoia may undergo hundreds of fires throughout its lifetime.
Galen Clark Tree burned in Washburn Fire

Giant sequoias like the Galen Clark Tree that burned during the Washburn Fire resist fire with their thick spongy bark. A single individual ancient sequoia may undergo hundreds of fires throughout its lifetime.

Thousands of baby sequoias 1 yr after Rim Fire
Image showing Thousands of baby sequoias respond 1 yr after Rim Fire. Sequoias respond to the environmental cues of fire to germinate & are fire dependent because nearly all seed germination requires fire to heat & release seed from their serotinous cones
Image showing Thousands of baby sequoias respond 1 yr after Rim Fire. Sequoias respond to the environmental cues of fire to germinate & are fire dependent because nearly all seed germination requires fire to heat & release seed from their serotinous cones
Thousands of baby sequoias 1 yr after Rim Fire

Thousands of baby sequoias respond 1 yr after Rim Fire. Sequoias respond to the environmental cues of fire to germinate and are fire dependent because nearly all seed germination requires fire to heat and release seed from their serotinous cones.

Bracken fern will re-sprout after Washburn Fire
Bracken fern that will re-sprout after a low to moderate intensity fire
Bracken fern that will re-sprout after a low to moderate intensity fire
Bracken fern will re-sprout after Washburn Fire

Bracken fern will re-sprout after a low to moderate intensity fire

A backburn of the Tuolumne Grove of Giant Sequoias
Image showing A backburn of the Tuolumne Grove of Giant Sequoias during the 2013 Rim Fire (left) led to thousands of baby sequoias in 2014.
Image showing A backburn of the Tuolumne Grove of Giant Sequoias during the 2013 Rim Fire (left) led to thousands of baby sequoias in 2014.
A backburn of the Tuolumne Grove of Giant Sequoias

A backburn of the Tuolumne Grove of Giant Sequoias during the 2013 Rim Fire (left) led to thousands of baby sequoias in 2014.

NPS Study Trail Cam Photo Taken During the Day
Image showing NPS-Yosemite National Park Study Trail Cam Photo Taken During the Day
Image showing NPS-Yosemite National Park Study Trail Cam Photo Taken During the Day
NPS Study Trail Cam Photo Taken During the Day

NPS-Yosemite National Park Study Trail Cam Photo Taken During the Day

NPS Study Trail Cam Photo Taken During the Night
Image showing NPS-Yosemite National Park Study Trail Cam Photo Taken During the Night
Image showing NPS-Yosemite National Park Study Trail Cam Photo Taken During the Night
NPS Study Trail Cam Photo Taken During the Night

NPS-Yosemite National Park Study Trail Cam Photo Taken During the Night

Mountain Lion Paw Print in Washburn Fire Burn Area
Image showing Mountain Lion Paw Print Found in Washburn Fire Burned Area After Fire had Passed
Image showing Mountain Lion Paw Print Found in Washburn Fire Burned Area After Fire had Passed
Mountain Lion Paw Print in Washburn Fire Burn Area

Mountain Lion Paw Print Found in Washburn Fire Burned Area After Fire had Passed

BAER Specialist Testing Burned Soil for Repellency
Image Showing BAER Specialist Testing Burned Soil for Water Repellency in Washburn Burned Area
Image Showing BAER Specialist Testing Burned Soil for Water Repellency in Washburn Burned Area
BAER Specialist Testing Burned Soil for Repellency

BAER Specialist Testing Burned Soil for Water Repellency in Washburn Burned Area

BAER Specialist Testing Burned Soil for Repellency
BAER Specialist Testing Burned Soil for Water Repellency in Washburn Burned Area
BAER Specialist Testing Burned Soil for Water Repellency in Washburn Burned Area
BAER Specialist Testing Burned Soil for Repellency

BAER Specialist Testing Burned Soil for Water Repellency in Washburn Burned Area

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