The blaze forced thousands to flee and destroyed hundreds of homes and other structures. In fact, scientists say this seemingly amazing feat – surviving as a wildfire, ignited by a string of lightning strikes, that is burning some 78,000 acres around Santa Cruz and San Mateo Counties – is expected for the redwoods. (AP Photo/Nic Coury) ORG XMIT: CANC112, A massive column of smoke rises above Highway 1 just north of the Santa Cruz County line as a section of the CZU August Lightning Complex burns above Waddell Beach, Wednesday Aug. 19, 2020, northwest of Santa Cruz, Calif. (Shmuel Thaler/The Santa Cruz Sentinel via AP) ORG XMIT: CACRU321. © 2021 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. Melted wall siding sits along Pleasants Valley Road in Solano County, Calif. on Friday, Aug. 21, 2020. Workers spray lake water over boats as Creek Fire burns near Shaver Lake on Sunday, September 6, 2020. The Bobcat Fire, burning in the San Gabriel Mountains, has grown to about 32,000 acres and is only 6% contained. But an Associated Press reporter and photographer hiked the renowned Redwood Trail at Big Basin Redwoods State Park on Monday and confirmed most of the ancient redwoods had withstood the blaze. The blaze forced thousands to flee and destroyed hundreds of homes and other structures. The remains of homes and vehicles line a residential street on Sept. 16, 2020 in Talent, Ore. Thousands remain evacuated following the destructive Almeda Fire in Southern Oregon. David Rodriguez, The Salinas Californian via USA TODAY Network. Fire crews maintain a backburn to control the River Fire near the Las Palmas neighborhood in Salinas, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. "Smaller, weaker, non-giant sequoias will die, but it's not so much that they are protecting the trees." 162 near Berry Creek on Wednesday after the Bear Fire swept through. Ron Holman, Visalia Times-Delta via USA TODAY NETWORK. Fire burns through the Angeles National Forest on September 18, 2020. “But the forest is not gone,” McLendon said. Jerry Kuny sprays water on a home as flames from the LNU Lightning Complex fires approach, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, in unincorporated Napa County, Calif. (August 21) BOULDER CREEK, Calif. (AP) — When a massive wildfire swept through California’s oldest state park last week it was feared many trees in a grove of old-growth redwoods, some of them 2,000 years old and among the tallest living things on Earth, may finally have succumbed. Baobab Tree. Redwood forests are meant to survive fires, and individual trees likely have survived far worse flames, McLendon said. But redwoods have the ability to sprout from their trunks, and they come back. The SQF (Sequoia) Complex Fire blazes through forest area on Sept. 17, 2020 in Springville, Calif. Firefighters work on mopping up a back burn near Leaburg, Ore on Sept. 10, 2020. (Photo: Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP). The tree is native to Madagascar and inland Africa. Members of the Mormon Hot Shots from Arizona lay hose line down rugged terrain off Highway 39 near Crystal Lake in front of the Bobcat Fire, which has burned more than 23,000 acres, Sept. 10, 2020. Powerful winds caused the brush fire to grow to over 2,000 acres and grounded aircraft from deploying critical water drops. The out-of-control wildfire has destroyed at least 50 homes and is zero percent contained. The Creek Fire has destroyed over 50 homes between Huntington Lake and Shaver Lake. Cal Fire says there are nearly 12,000 firefighters battling nearly two dozen major fires across the state. While there is a great deal of work to be done rebuilding campgrounds, clearing trails and managing damaged madrones, oaks and firs, Big Basin will recover, McLendon said. Firefighter Ian Johnson watches as an air tanker drops retardant to keep the River Fire from reaching a home in Salinas, Calif., on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. As of Wednesday morning the fire has consumed over 150,000 acres and 65 structures, and is at 0% containment. Redwood forests are meant to burn, she said, so reports earlier this week that the state park was “gone” were misleading. Trees that fall feed the forest floor and become nurse trees from which new redwoods grow. The branches of the redwood trees begin far from the ground, so flames from ground fires can’t reach them. The devastation is widespread: The Holiday Farm Fire left burned-out vehicles outside a shop in Nimrod, Ore. Lindsie Cline (right) hugs her sister-in-law Brittany Cline from Leaburg, Ore. at an evacuation center at Springfield High in Springfield, Ore. on Sept. 10, 2020 after their families fled the flames of the Holiday Farm Fire. Many have trunks 30 feet in diameter. But it’s the Baobab’s bulk and stature that is so astonishing. Flames from the LNU Lightning Complex fires consume a home in unincorporated Napa County, Calif., on Aug. 19, 2020. Occasionally a thundering crash echoed through the valley as large branches or burning trees fell. Fire can damage and even kill trees in your backyard. The fire, which erupted on Sept. 6, is one of the largest fires in Los Angeles County's history, burning more than 100,000 acres. When Big Basin opened in 1902 it marked the genesis of redwood conservation. Read more: https://bit.ly/2EhV8ol Damage caused by wildfires is seen in Gates, Oregon on Friday, Sept. 18, 2020. When forest fires, windstorms and lightning hit redwood trees, those that don't topple can resprout. Walking around the park, visitors can see the markings on the trees from scorches in years past. Remains of a house and cars along rt. On Monday, Steller’s jays searched for insects around the park’s partially burned outdoor amphitheater and woodpeckers could be heard hammering on trees. Mother of the Forest, for example, used … Older trees are able to survive fires because their bark is so thick and acts as a fireproof shell. After the top broke off in a storm, a new trunk sprouted where the old growth had been. One of the most fire-resistant of all tree species is the Baobab. Docked boats burn on Lake Berryessa during the LNU Lightning Complex Fire in Napa, Calif., on Aug. 19. Coast Redwood trees have been recorded with heights of 380 feet tall - and it is thought that some now exceed 400 feet. There are fossils of them from tens of millions of years ago. A firefighter keeps watch on flames that could jump the Angeles Crest Highway at the Bobcat Fire in the Angeles National Forest on September 11, 2020 north of Monrovia, California. Wildfire threatens ancient redwood trees Rapidly advancing forest fires in the US state of California have spurred evacuations. The remnants of several homes destroyed by the Beachie Creek Fire east of Salem, Ore. on Sept. 13, 2020. Dora Negrete, right, and her husband Marcelino Rocha, left, and son Hector Rocha console each other after seeing their destroyed mobile home at the Talent Mobile Estates as wildfires devastate the region on Sept. 10, 2020 in Talent, Ore. Volunteer firefighter Dave White looks on after losing his home in a fire, in Gates, Oregon, on Sept. 10, 2020. California's iconic old-growth redwoods are incredibly resilient and built to survive fires. The LNU Lightning Complex fire has destroyed nearly 500 structures and has burned more than 20,000 acres. A pair of goats stand on the road along rt 162 near Berry Creek after the Bear Fire swept through. "There’s a lot of scorch in there, but most of these trees are fine.". A State Trooper leave the Oregon State Capitol as a combination of high winds and multiple wildfires cause smoke, poor air quality and low visibility at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Oregon on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020. It’s not the same kind of creature as our other trees. An out-of-control fire can damage trees in your yard in various ways. He said an assessment team had only been able to check buildings so far, and that he hopes they can inspect the trees in the coming days. Trees that don't fall can sprout new buds from cells that have been dormant for years, Finney added, and those that topple can become nutrients that help new trees grow. Smoke fills the air in Irvine, Calif. on Oct. 26, 2020, from the Silverado Fire. Naeko Karst mans a table of food and drinks for firefighters working the Silverado Fire in front of her home on Viaggio Lane in Foothill Ranch, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020. The trees can also reproduce asexually, sprouting from the root crown, a stump, fallen branches or even, when a tree falls over, along a fallen trunk (this explains why many coast redwoods grow alongside in extremely straight lines. Fire burns in the hollow of an old-growth redwood tree after the CZU August Lightning Complex Fire passed through Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, in Big Basin Redwoods State Park, Calif. Flames from the LNU Lightning Complex fires leap above Butts Canyon Rd. A man glances up at a tree that is blocking his way while attempting to go home after a fire ravaged the area on Mix Canyon Road in Vacaville, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020. While many of the trees survived the fires, a historic park headquarters was destroyed. It can grow to be nearly 100 feet tall. In this image taken with a slow shutter speed, embers light up a hillside behind the Bidwell Bar Bridge as the Bear Fire burns in Oroville, Calif., on Sept. 9, 2020. The Silverado Fire forced the evacuation of 60,000 Irvine residents. Once in a great while, fire will go up the trunk of a Sequoia, burn the crown, and thus kill the tree. Fire crews across the region scrambled to contain dozens of wildfires sparked by lightning strikes as a statewide heat wave continues. The unconfined Sequoia Fire has burned more than 20,000 acres in the Golden Trout Wilderness area. Tannin does not burn easily – a natural flame retardant. Los Angeles County Firefighters 1106 work to extinguish the Bobcat Fire in Valyermo, California on Sept. 18, 2020, one of the many neighborhoods near Angeles National Forest that have been threatened by the Fire. In this aerial photo taken with a drone, fire retardant blankets leveled homes in Talent, Ore., on Sept. 15, 2020, after the Almeda Fire tore through the area. Fire crews across the region scrambled to contain dozens of blazes sparked by lightning strikes as a statewide heat wave continues. 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