A CalMatters report examines whether California can replant forests fast enough to offset increasingly severe wildfires. It profiles Cal Fire's state seed bank in Davis, which stores 42,000 pounds of seeds that private landowners depend on to reforest burned property. According to a working draft of the state's reforestation strategy, high-severity fires have destroyed 2.3 million acres over 25 years, and meeting demand would require expanding seed bank capacity by roughly 300%.
Read the full story: California Can’t Replant Its Forests Fast Enough to Keep Up with Wildfires — Sonoma Valley Sun, Jul 29.
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