
Intentional fires helped save Yosemite sequoias from wildfire, ecologist says
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An ecologist said a grove of sequoias in Yosemite National Park survived its first wildfire in a century because of preventative fires that burned the undergrowth.
"We’ve been preparing for the Washburn Fire for decades," Dickman, who works for the park, said. "It really just died as soon as it hit the grove."
The fire started Thursday near the grove and had burned 5 square miles on Tuesday. However, it was 22% contained and was moving away from the park's largest grove of sequoias.
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