On the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, firefighters thought they could contain a blaze so the flames could benefit the area’s ecology. But then high winds caused the fire to blow up. “Embers ...
Southern California has long been associated with smoky skies. Members of the Portola expedition in the late 1700s traveled through Chumash villages in what is now Goleta to Point Conception, noting ...
The impact of fire on land, the environment, health and communities, a topic often discussed in California, is often dominated by expressions of sensationalism. Photos: Oakland Museum of California ...
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. — When lightning sparked a small fire amid the stately ponderosa pines on the remote North Rim of the Grand Canyon last month, national parks officials treated it ...