Rim fire taking ecological toll over thousands of acres
Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - 00:30
in Earth & Climate
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. 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.