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Pollen from cypress pine trees, which have few natural protections against fire, fell dramatically, whereas pollen from more fire-tolerant eucalyptus, shrubs, and grasses became more common.

Returning to the trail, with its soothing chorus of crickets, velvety laurel sumac shrubs and feathery wild grasses, something inside me loosened.

To my surprise, they actually stayed up and kept my arms protected as I whacked scratchy shrubs for several hours.

"A long as you don’t pull the roots out, herbs, shrubs and flowers will continue to grow," he added.

All sorts of pines, shrubs and so much more in a region usually thought of as arid.