THE TAKEAWAY
- The Santa Rosa Islands are home to one of the world’s rarest plants.
- A wildfire wiped out 80% of the very rare Torrey pine tree.
- The National Park Service recovered thousands of seeds.
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – Damage assessments continue for the Santa Rosa Islands just a few months after devastating wildfires destroyed some of the world’s rarest plants.
The Santa Rosa Fire broke out on May 15 and continued through June 4, when a stranded mariner used flares to signal for help on the island, but accidentally triggered a massive wildfire…