16 Fires Ravage Northern California, Updates Here - Backpacker

16 Fires Ravage Northern California, Updates Here

As of Thursday, 16 fires have consumed 158,000 acres, killed at least 23, and destroyed 3,500 homes.

Northern California is on fire. And while we won't claim to be the hub of updated information, we found several useful reports.

• Full list of resources, from how to track down loved ones to evacuation orders to housing help to school closures.

The same helicopter crew responded to multiple incidents last weekend, rescuing three of the four parties.

Vireos, lesser goldfinch, and scrub jays have flown the Northern California fires—and the Audubon Society is taking notice.

Two adjacent fires force the closure of trails, campgrounds, and climbing routes in Yosemite.

A three-acre blaze broke out at the Stanford Dish. The culprit? Probably a bird, officials say.

A father and his two young children were backpacking through Sequoia National Forest when they were hit.

The Detwiler Fire forced thousands to evacuate their homes in Mariposa County this week.

Four Lake Tahoe cubs have tested positive for a rare virus that has already killed two other cubs.

The U.S. asked UNESCO to remove 17 different sites nationwide from the renowned list of international natural wonders.

Senate Bill 51 asks the California Environmental Protection Agency to protect scientific data.

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