Who Needs a Forest Fire? ethnobotany Source of edible pine nuts

Source of edible pine nuts

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Phacelia tanacetifolia (Tansyleaf Phacelia)

Tolerates some drought

Good in shady areas

Who Needs a Forest Fire? ethnobotany Source of edible pine nutsWho 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