First sign of natural regeneration at Seward Park's Ground Zero

Three fringecup plants (Tellima grandiflora if I am not mistaken) have popped up close to each other near the western edge of Seward Park's ground zero.   This is the first regeneration I have seen in the five years since the dominant sword fern community died in this quarter acre.   Here is one of the three. 

Seattle Times Pacific NW article on the Die-off

Seattle Times journalist Sandi Doughton and photographer Erika Schultz have published a magnificent article on the regional sword fern die-off.  Their grasp of the science, the historical context, the social interactions, the politics and complexity of grassroots activism - is, in so many ways, skillful, on point, and insightful.    They tell our story better than we ever could.