Who Needs a Forest Fire? ethnobotany Good in shady areas

Good in shady areas

Authors Robert Gough and Cheryl Moore-Gough provide simple instructions that clearly explain the whole process

essential guide to California's long relationship with fire

Phacelia tanacetifolia (Tansyleaf Phacelia)

Who Needs a Forest Fire? ethnobotany Good in shady areasWho 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