Wildfires have long been a feature of the ecosystem in California, and the local plant life has evolved to survive and even thrive in the wake of some low-intensity fires. However, more intense blazes can destroy critical groundcover and long-established plants, and can put the landscape at risk of even greater damage from soil erosion and hydrophobic soil. Hydrophobic Soil and ErosionNot only will a fire destroy the trees, vines, shrubs, grasses and litter layer that bind the soil [...]
