the Beaufort Picnic Area appears to consist of stream-origin alluvial cobbles, pebbles, and perhaps sand, and so not well consolidated, thus perhaps making these trees relatively vulnerable to wind. The snapped-off trees, however, indicate the unusually high intensity of this particular windstorm.
Damage assessment underway due to fallen trees, hanging debris
Questions have been raised after the 10th widest Douglas fir tree in BC BigTree Registry is cut down.
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