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Lady Bird Johnson Nature Trail Stop #8
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<b>Redwood Resurrection</b><br /> <br /> Commercial logging of redwoods reached into northern Humboldt and Del Norte Counties by the early 1870s. The logging industry dominated the economy of this region for three decades following World War II. The absence of tall trees in the distance stands as evidence of a clear-cut that extended from here to the highway. In the early 1960s, this hillside was denuded expect for the massive stumps of ancient trees.<br /> <br /> The look and feel of the forest changes in this transition zone between logged and unlogged forest. Unprotected trees endure high winds, salt-laden coastal air, and unmitigated summer heat. In these conditions, the tops of the tallest trees wither and die, while other trees collapse completely to the forest floor. Give time, the clear-cut will fill with ferns and shrubs. Eventually fir and hemlock seeds will ride the gentle breeze into the vacant clearings while redwood burls send up new sprouts from their ancestor’s stumps. Along this boundary, a recovering forest slowly regains its ancient forest character.
Lady Bird Johnson Nature Trail Stop #9
~0 min drive
<b>Life after Death</b><br /> <br /> Redwoods do not die easily. The dense heartwood of a living tree resists most forms of insect damage and fungal growth, thus its value in commercial uses. The ability of a redwood to regenerate from burls ensures its longevity. More often t…
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Lady Bird Johnson Nature Trail Stop #10
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Lady Bird Johnson Nature Trail Stop #7
~0 min drive
<b>A Forest Protected</b><br /> <br /> By the 1960s, aboriginal redwood forests that had stood for millennia vanished in less than a century. Logged, milled, and shipped elsewhere, the redwoods of northern California built the homes and infrastructure of an expanding nation. T…
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