WILDFIRE NEWS OF THE DAY - 110314

United States

California

(1) Scott River Fire Safe Council is showcased in the fifth installment of a series on fixing the worsening wildfire situation in the West, showing how protecting communities through defensible space and fuels mitigation projects pays off when wildfires come calling
Protect communities and homes

(2) The Whelan Tree, a 600-year old sugar pine growing in Calveras County that had survived numerous wildfires finally succumbed to mountain pine beetles and disease
Forest giant survives fires, succumbs to beetles, fungus

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