Who Needs a Forest Fire? Sale Plant Characteristics Family Name Cyperaceae

Plant Characteristics Family Name Cyperaceae Species Name Carex tumulicola Common Name Foothill Sedge

anomala Common Name Cuesta Pass Checkerbloom Plant Type Perennial Sun Exposure Coast-Sun

Attractive seed heads appear from spring through summer

blue leaves and generous white bloom in winter

and other purposes

Who Needs a Forest Fire? Sale Plant Characteristics Family Name CyperaceaeWho 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