Timelapse video of burnt forests, burnt trees, and recently planted seedlings during a planting on the Mendocino National Forest, April 15, 2026.
In just eight days, the Forest Service, Patriot Restoration Ops, and Clear Lake Environmental Research Center planted 71,000 seedlings on the hillsides near Clear Lake east of the communities Nice and Lucerne. The ponderosa pine, Douglas fir, and incense cedar came from a nearby Forest Service nursery in Placerville, California. The reforestation effort, part of the Northshore Restoration Project, aims to reforest over 2,600 acres. Another project objective is to reduce fuels, such as brush and dead trees, on approximately 40,000 acres, lowering wildfire risk to nearby communities. (Forest...
Taken: 04.15.2026 | Video by Andrew Avitt
