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A reforestation crew member pushes soil around a newly planted seedling on the Mendocino National Forest in California, April 15, 2026. The U.S. Forest Service, Patriot Restoration Ops and Clear Lake Environmental Research Center gathered to plant seedlings to restore parts of the forest affected by the 2018 Ranch Fire. In eight days, the crew planted 71,000 seedlings on the hillsides near Clear Lake east of the communities of Nice and Lucerne. The ponderosa pine, Douglas fir and incense cedar came from a Forest Service nursery in Placerville, California. The reforestation effort, part of the Northshore Restoration Project, aims to reforest more than 2,600 acres. Another project objective is to reduce fuels, such as brush and dead trees, on approximately 40,000 acres to lower wildfire risk to nearby communities. (Forest Service photo by Andrew Avitt)
| Date Taken: | 04.15.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 04.18.2026 20:50 |
| Photo ID: | 9624713 |
| VIRIN: | 260415-O-NM884-5405 |
| Resolution: | 6720x4480 |
| Size: | 7.31 MB |
| Location: | CALIFORNIA, US |
| Web Views: | 9 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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