In the Angeles National Forest, the Curve Fire of 2002 did extensive damage, damage that was made worse by the flooding of 2005.

On 28/Oct/07 I did a survey of one of the burn areas across from Valley of the Moon in a stand of pine trees and this is what I saw.

New growth in this area is fairly unique in that many of the burn areas have not recovered whereas this particular area has. New pine trees planted by volunteers next to this natually-regrowing area are also doing well.

Fire is a natural part of the life cycle and I HATE seeing what I consider to be MY trees being killed. At least I am reminded once again that man's stupidity (the Curve fire was deliberately set by Christian cultists conducting an animal-burning ritual in the woods) some times nature recovers.

Why did someone hide this article? And for that matter, why was it done without notifying me that it had been hidden?

>why was it done without notifying me that it had been hidden?

You're not as important here as you esteem yourself to be. It's high time you got used to it and quit whining.

Some numbskull doesn't like nature.

No accounting for some people. Seemed OK to me.

It might have been an error from my part, or somebody in the collective didn't like your post. I have no idea why. Now it is up again. But if the post gets hidden again, then it will stay hidden.

I <3 the San Gabriels.