Large fires are a threat to nature, but smaller fires like prescribed burns can actually cause new growth and allow a habitat to thrive in the long run.
From
To
Around 50 volunteers from the Rotary Club of Sparks and the Sparks Centennial Sunrise Rotary Club planted new Austrian Pine trees while the city of Sparks dug the holes and provided the top soil and drip irrigation.
Botany
Our ground water is much higher than years past, which can be great for our trees, but it can also make it easier for them to topple over too.
South Lake Tahoe Police officers say a forensic autopsy shows a teenage boy died instantly of blunt force trauma when a pine tree fell on top of him last week - and say that no foul play was involved.