Redwood recovery in the 2020 CZU Lightning Complex burn area

Timelapse photography of vegetation recovery following the 2020 CZU Lightning Complex in the Santa Cruz Mountains of northern California. This two-year image sequence begins four and a half months after the wildfire was contained. Time between photographs is approximately two weeks. The area shown here, which hosts a redwood vegetation community, experienced low to moderate soil burn severity. Credit: Matthew A. Thomas (U.S. Geological Survey).