Who Needs a Forest Fire? Wildflowers nw Klamath Ranges

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Plant Characteristics Family Name Rhamnaceae Species Name Frangula californica 'Mound San Bruno' Common Name Mound San Bruno California Coffeeberry Plant Type Shrub Sun Exposure Coast-Sun

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Cold Hardy to Less than 15 degrees F Distribution Selected for the garden

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Who Needs a Forest Fire? Wildflowers nw Klamath RangesWho needs a forest fire? We do! But not the kind we have now. The first people who live in California did not fight fire. They use it as a tool and tend the forest floor like a garden for thousands of years. The California Gold Rush of 1849 brought settlers and miners who killed Native Americans and destroyed forest ecosystems. Stopping all fires and allowing the forest floor to become overcrowded and overgrown led to conditions that were perfect for