Research article on tree establishment in the Blue Mountains (Andrus et. al. 2023)
Figure 1 (from Andrus et. al. 2023). A. Burn severity (MTBS 2021) and locations of salvaged and not salvaged plots (50 plots total) in the School Fire (2005), Umatilla National Forest, southeastern Washington State, USA (inset). B–D. Examples of the three initial post-fire forest trajectories, including (B) dry ponderosa pine, (C) dry mixed conifer (ponderosa pine, Douglas fir, and grand fir), and (D) moist mixed conifer (western larch, lodgepole pine, Engelmann spruce, and dry mixed conifer species). Photo credit: R. Andrus