A UC Davis field crew measures a large ponderosa pine while conducting forest inventory in the Emerald Point old-growth stand at ... as historical photos and accounts indicate.

Land management at the site, which includes controlled burns, will focus on reversing the nationwide decline of old-growth forests.

The top photo was taken in 1883, and the bottom photo was shot ... and the 2021 Caldor Fire damaged or destroyed numerous old-growth forest stands. To explore wildfire risk to the Emerald Point stand, ...