Todd Buchholz, Fisheries Biologist with the US Forest Service and ACCF board member, talking with students about the hydrological and aquatic impacts of forest fire.
Parts of the Bland Mountain fire site look like total devastation, especially since it burned here 17 years ago and young replanted trees were especially vulnerable.
Here's Kevin Carson, Silviculturist for the Bureau of Land Management's Roseburg District, talking about reforestation after the fire with the students. Kevin was joined by Jake Winn and Steve Niles of BLM.
Here the patchiness of the Bland Mountain fire is evident, killing some trees and leaving others alone.
Further demonstration of the patchiness of fire at Bland Mountain, with impacts primarily on smaller, ladder-fuel trees, though some larger trees were destroyed as well.
The center of this scene burned much hotter, taking out all standing trees.
It's time to head home, folks! Students always enjoy field trips, and this one taught them some basic lessons about natural disturbances in forests.
And goodbye to Bland Mountain, which is being restored with BLM and Roseburg Forest Products investment. But will it burn again in 17 years? Let's hope Mother Nature looks elsewhere next time.