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Rim Fire's scars may shape Sierra forests for decades
The Rim Fire near Stanislaus National Forest and Yosemite burned 401 square miles since August 17, killing millions of trees and leaving large areas with little chance of regrowth. Surveys show high soil erosion risk in 7 percent of burned land, with most areas severely burned above ground. Foresters plan erosion control work while scientists warn landscapes could permanently change if salvage logging and rapid recovery efforts proceed or don't proceed.
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Tuolumne
Calif
California
Sierra Nevada
Rim
Stanislaus National Forest
National Forest
Yosemite National Park
Hugh Safford
U.S. Forest Service
Jawbone Ridge
Rim Overlook
Stanislaus
Hetch Hetchy
San Francisco
Curtis Kramme
Forest Service
Kellen Takenaka
Kvamme
Todd Ellsworth
Jennie Haas
Allen Johnson
Rimburn
Sierra
Southwest
Thomas Swetnam
Swetnam
University of Arizona Laboratory of