iamlucky13 t1_iweiarz wrote on November 15, 2022 at 1:16 AM

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Heybrook Ridge Trail - Index, Wa by Space_Common

I'm thankful it's not worse.

I can see the dead trees on the flanks of Baring Mountain, but fortunately a lot of trees still alive closer to the location this photo was taken from. Most of that is burned area, too, but fortunately the fire mostly stayed at lower intensity after the first two days, so the underbrush burned through there, but a lot of the trees should have survived.

There's a nice map of the burn severity here. I'm hoping to go hike up there soon to get a better sense of what this really means on the ground, but I haven't checked the current status of forest roads in the area:

https://inciweb-prod-media-bucket.s3.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/%5Bdate%3Acustom%3AY%5D-%5Bdate%3Acustom%3Am%5D/BoltCreek_SoilBurnSeverity_Public_8x11_land.pdf?VersionId=lXlc.KbasSDVqBMS6LIfmb2g_q8M0KY0

thewaveishere25 t1_iwkpt5d wrote on November 16, 2022 at 10:26 AM

At least it was mostly dangerously dry underbrush and not very many trees IIRC. As much as the smoke sucked, this was ultimately healthier for the forest and prevents larger fires in the future that do destroy entire forests, so they mostly focused on keeping it away from people