Lost Pines Forest
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The Lost Pines Forest is a 13-mile belt of loblolly pines in the U.S. state of Texas, near the town of Bastrop. The stand of pines is unique in Texas because it is a disjunct population of trees that
Part of the Lost Pines Forest along State Highway 21 near Bastrop.
Bastrop County Complex Fire
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The Bastrop County Complex Fire was a conflagration that engulfed parts of Bastrop County, Texas, in September and October 2011. The wildfire was the costliest and most destructive wildfire in Texas h
Lost Pines Forest
…glaciation and that East Texas P. taeda forests descended from the bottlenecked Lost Pines population. A large portion of the forest was burned in the Bastrop County Complex Fire that occurred in September and October 2011. The fire scorched 34,068 acres (13,787 hectares), severely impacting the Lost Pines Forest. Since the fire…
Smoke from the wildfire as seen from Texas State Highway 71 on September 5, 2011, at a distance of 30 mi (48 km)
Loblolly pines and understory within Bastrop State Park in 2009
The nearby Tropical Storm Lee induced strong northerly winds over Texas in early September 2011, producing conditions supportive of wildfire ignition and growth.
A Bambi bucket on board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter from the Texas Army National Guard being used on part of the fire on September 6