The Grand Dame
We love our grandmas in the city, and one particular grandma stands above the rest in the forests of Capilano park. Grandma Capilano is the nickname given to an old Douglas fir tree. As the sign reads, "at over 800 years old, her inner rings predate Genghis Khan" and she keeps on ticking by adding more rings to her illustrious body. Astounding and beautiful!
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So much beauty! It fascinates me to see the beauty of nature!😍
It's incredible that this tree has lived for over 800 years and will live for many more.
You have seen many things on earth!
Until I read through, I thought the grandma you were talking about was a human being. This place is completely a rain forest. Very nice!
People here have a strange sense of humour. :)
Respect! for nature. For the tree. For endurance.
Is that debris on the ground evidence of forest grooming, or lack of grooming I worry about fire and that tree. It looks like a tinder box with all that debris on the ground.
Usually, forest managers let nature take its course and allow some fallen debris or downed trees to decompose and become part of the soil that feeds a new ecosystem. However, this province is notorious for summer forest fires, as you can imagine, so they have to clear areas to prevent them. It's a balance. This particular park also has many tourist visitors, so they have to think about their safety. Overall, it looked well groomed when compared to other areas I've visited, and I imagine that they believe this is an acceptable level of risk. So far, there haven't been any fires in that region, so knock on wood that it continues this way.