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I didn't read the article, so correct me if I'm wrong, but the title says "plant seeds" not "tree seeds", so it's probably a variety of plants. And my guess is none of them are "tree seeds", not only for the reasons you already stated, but also for the simple fact that "tree seeds" are too big for the bags those dogs are carrying in the thumbnail.
Yeah I got a bit side tracked talking about how fires have been more intense in recent years and now "big, old, trees" are dying in fires where they didn't in the past.
Still, and I don't know how applicable this is to other places, but here in Australia fires are an important part of plant life cycles.
First Nations people used to burn areas for a variety of reasons, one of which is that it would attract marsupials in the coming weeks and days coming to eat the new shoots bursting through the ground after a fire. So you could burn an area within walking distance from your camp, and over the next few weeks have a ready herd of kangaroos hanging around from which to cull a few.
Not really relevant but firehawks aparently spread fires. Also a lot of Australian plants are stimulated to germinate after being exposed to heat and smoke.
I guess my point is, spreading seeds after a fire isn't a problem that needs solving. Fire is a natural process and the bush generally bounces right back quicker than you'd expect.
My understanding is that Australia gets a lot of rain certain parts of the year, California does not
Ok well, I'm sure these dogs will be incredibly useful in California and one wonders how it didn't turn into a dusty wasteland without them.
As an aside, Australia is a big place mate. Some areas have loads of rain some have none.
It didn't turn into a dusty wasteland because global warming wasn't as severe as it now, bud