California is entering into summer now and people are getting wary of forest fires. Forest fires are terrible right? Well you might ask the eucalyptus tree about that, if it could talk. I love the smell of the eucalyptus. These trees are found in clumps of places that once had forest fires. What? Yes, for a eucalyptus tree to crack open its tough pods to germinate, it needs a forest fire. Mother Nature helped out those trees to spread new eucalyptus life long before someone decided to buy land, cultivate it and build a home or a town. My point is that when I think something is terrible, it is from my own narrow and self-interested point of view. I once lost a job, and thought it was terrible. But in fact it was one of the best things that ever happened to me. Disaster is at times but a singular view. So be careful when you buy land or build near a eucalyptus tree. Buyer beware?
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Burned out forests are also really good for some bird species and some actually live mostly in burned forests. Burned forests = increase in beetle larvae = increase in the number of birds (woodpeckers, blue birds, robins, etc.). A forest fire caused by a lightning strike can actually be good for the ecosystem in many ways.
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