Resilient redwoods a beacon of hope
California state park recovering from blaze 8 months ago
By MARTHA MENDOZA, Associated Press
Published: April 25, 2021, 6:09am
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Fire burns Aug. 24 in the hollow of an old-growth redwood tree in Big Basin Redwoods State Park, Calif. Eight months after a lightning siege ignited more than 650 wildfires in Big Basin Redwoods State Park, the state's oldest park, which was almost entirely ablaze, is doing what nature does best: recovering. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/Associated Press)
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BIG BASIN REDWOODS STATE PARK, Calif. — Eight months after a lightning siege ignited more than 650 wildfires in Northern California, the state’s oldest park — which was almost entirely ablaze — is doing what nature does best: recovering.