Drought and Infestation
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Any landowner in California is impacted by drought and the stresses in places on the forest. Drought weakens trees and can lead to insect infestation and risk of fire. In a healthy forest, trees will use their natural defense mechanisms to fight infestation but once a tree is damaged their ability to pitch bugs out is greatly reduced and can lead to the death of the tree.
"Aesthetic was the main reason we bought the property. We've had to turn away from aesthetics and focus on fire. Our job as we see it right now is to get the property as fire safe as we can so we avoid that crown fire that kills the 500 year oak trees and everything else." Dale Mitchell, Landowner |
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FAQ's
what is a drought?
No simple, precise definition of drought exists. In general, a drought is an extreme event characterized by a prolonged period of abnormally low levels of precipitation that has adverse impacts on vegetation, animals, and people. A drought is a temporary phenomenon and as such, it is distinct from aridity, which is a climatic feature of a particular region. Droughts occur periodically in every climatic zone, although some areas are more drought-prone than others.
source: California Drought How will we know when the ca drought IS OVER?
Generally speaking, a third of the state’s water needs are met by the Sierra snowpack, another third by groundwater, and the rest by surface runoffs and water collected in reservoirs. Since the drought began in 2012, the state has incurred a significant water deficit. California will need substantial amounts of rain and snow to fall in the right places (i.e., in the mountains) and under the right conditions (i.e., as snow) to have a lasting chance of drought recovery. While a few large storms have refilled some reservoirs, others remain low.
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