Sunday, July 8, 2007

California's Burning

The fire season has just started here in California, and it seems as if half the state is already burning.

Most distressing to me is a series of fires in the Eastern Sierra known as the Inyo Complex fires. These fires are burning up my favorite stomping grounds, the places I go to hunt quail, hike into the High Sierra backcountry and just generally hang out in relative peace.

One, the Sage Fire, us burning up Big Pine Canyon, which just happens to be one of the most stunningly beautiful canyons in the Sierra. Another, known as the Seven Oaks fire, is burning on both sides of historic Highway 395 north and west of the quaint little town of Independence, consuming acres and acres of prime quail and tule elk habitat.

Altogether there are five major fire complexes burning in the state, with over 61,000 acres burned (although the Goldledge Fire north of Kernville is 96% contained). And that's not including the disastrous Angora Fire in South Lake Tahoe that burned over 3,100 acres and destroyed over 200 homes. Among the fires still out of control is the Zaca Fire in the Los Padres National Forest, which has consumed 7,800 acres in the Figueroa Mountain area, lands known for having some of the best spring wildflower viewing in the entire state.

California suffered through its driest rainy season in history last year, so things will probably only get worse. I fear that as I take to the field this summer and fall many of my favorite places will no longer be recognizable.

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