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California can’t replant its forests fast enough to keep up with wildfires

California can’t replant its forests fast enough to keep up with wildfires
Photo: LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio) · view original

Cone Camp participants prepare to launch a weighted line into a sugar pine tree in Pollock Pines on July 15, 2026. (Anna Hoch-Kenney / CalMatters) A windowless warehouse on the outskirts of Davis shelters pieces of California’s forests. Icy air swirls and fogs around 42,000 pounds of seeds — the...

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