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Fallen Tree and Deer at Santa Teresa Spring, 10/24/15 by Ronald Horii
I heard a tree had fallen at Santa Teresa Spring in Santa Teresa Park yesterday, 10/23. I went to the spring to see what happened. When I got there, I saw that large branches had broken off an oak tree along with a fallen dead cottonwood tree. The cottonwood tree may have fallen onto the oak tree, breaking the branches off the oak tree. The area was taped off. It did not affect Santa Teresa Spring, the pond, or even the outlet of the pond. Here are pictures.
I heard a tree had fallen at Santa Teresa Spring in Santa Teresa Park yesterday, 10/23. I went to the spring to see what happened. When I got there, I saw that large branches had broken off an oak tree along with a fallen dead cottonwood tree. The cottonwood tree may have fallen onto the oak tree, breaking the branches off the oak tree. The area was taped off. It did not affect Santa Teresa Spring, the pond, or even the outlet of the pond. Here are pictures.
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Roger Charles Delight
Observing the untended valley oaks in former rangelands edging into the foothills, the litter of huge fallen limbs and trunks around them can be impressive, versus how we clean them up in our parks etc. The little communities established in top of the branches become apparent and quickly disperse or die.
Nice deer in the foreground too!
Nice deer in the foreground too!
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Ronald Horii
I saw a report that estimated that 20% of the state's forests are dead and dying. The drought has certainly taken a toll. While hiking through the hills, I see a lot of dead trees. It's really bad along dried up creeks and percolation ponds.
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Roger Charles Delight
We're losing urban trees, and people just leave them til they topple or split like this. Interestingly the tree's surviving upon the foreclosed properties are doing well, having already undergone a period without enough water.
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