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Devastaion Revisited
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Devastaion Revisited

by Rick Turner

Gallery: Man & FaunaPosted October 24, 201296 views1 comments
This could also be in Man and Nature since the wildfire that destroyed this once thick east Texas Pine and hardwood forest was traced to campers.
I have been stopping by this area for past year and half watching the regrowth slowly take place. Flowers, undergrowth and seedlings at last.
This area is a few miles North of Huntsville, Texas a just north of Texas Rest Stop is example of man and his careless nature with fires in dry seasons. The drought of 2011 killed as many as 500 million tress throughout Texas. That is half a billion trees. :frown:
This is a year and half later.
Sony a 900
70-400 AG Zoom @ 120mm
f6.3
ISO 200

LR4.2
CS5
Full frame

Comments

1 comments
Comment posted by Carl Battreall on October 26, 2012 at 3:11 PM
That photo just feels hot and dry! Interesting how long it things take to grow back in a dry climate verse a very wet climate like here in Alaska, even though most of the year is covered in snow.
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