…ly 21 times greater than base flow. [1] Vegetation The Upper Big Creek Basin ecosystem is dominated by coniferous forest consisting of ponderosa and sugar pines ( Pinus ponderosa and Pinus lambertiana ), incense cedar ( Calocedrus decurrens ), sequoia ( Sequoiadendron giganteum )…
…arge ecological study comparing the effects of fire and tree thinning on the ecosystem, known as the Teakettle Experiment, began in 1998 and continues today. The dominant forest types of the Sierra Nevada are fire-adapted and have been impacted by logging and fire suppression sin…