Wetland in Illilouette Creek Basin, Yosemite (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

Wetland in Illilouette Creek Basin, Yosemite

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A severe fire, left to burn instead of suppressed, cleared an area of forest in the Illilouette Creek Basin in Yosemite National Park, allowing it to become a wetland. Wetlands and meadows provide natural firebreaks that make the area less prone to catastrophic fires.

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Scott Stephens, UC Berkeley

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