Assignment 2
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A large wildfire in 2003 burned over 20,000 hectares of forest in the Crowsnest area, creating a 6km wide and 50m tall wall of flames with an energy output equivalent to an atomic explosion every 30 minutes. The fire negatively impacted the timber industry, tourism, and local businesses in the area. While the burned landscape initially looked devoid of life, fires can create ecological diversity by allowing rich undergrowth to develop where it was previously absent, though habitats and resources were initially lost.
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Assignment 2
- 1. Crowsnest Fires Photo by Jeremy Elton Jacquot
- 2. Aug. 2l, 2003 6-km wall 50 m Tall Energy equivalent : Atomic explosion every 30 minutes
- 3. 2003 Fire blaze burned over 20,000 hectares of forest Negatively affecting the timber industry , tourism and local businesses . Photo by Gary Cohen
- 4. Ecological Pros and Cons CONS burned area looks devoid of life. Loss of habitats Loss of resources Pros A burned area creates ecological diversity Allows for the development of rich undergrowth that wasn’t there before.