[PCA] NEWS: Rim fire taking ecological toll over thousands of acres

Kwong, Olivia okwong at blm.gov
Tue Aug 27 13:56:30 CDT 2013


http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-rim-effects-20130827,0,5307037.story

Rim fire taking ecological toll over thousands of acres
The Rim fire is incinerating large patches of forest, wiping out habitat
for spotted owls and goshawks, and probably claiming old-growth trees,
experts say.
By Bettina Boxall
August 26, 2013, 8:12 p.m.

Standing on ridges miles away from the Rim fire, John Buckley has traced
the path of the huge Sierra Nevada blaze by watching fire clouds billowing
above the Stanislaus National Forest.

See the link above for the full article text.
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