‘Still blazing galore’: Wildfire torches 95% of historic Northern California wilderness

Brad Cooke has been spending a lot of time on Google Earth this month. A couple of weeks ago, the Chico-based environmental educator was checking it every day for updates on the progress of the Park Fire – California’s largest current blaze at 429,388 acres as of Monday. He was particularly concerned about a little-known outdoor destination that he had been visiting with students for 30 years: the Ishi Wilderness.

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