Press Play with Madeleine Brand
How the Santa Monica Mountains are faring after the Woolsey Fire
The Woolsey fire has devastated 100,000 acres, including 88 percent of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. It’s a vast park where lots of animals live, and where hikers, bird-watchers, and nature enthusiasts love to visit.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readThe Woolsey fire has devastated 100,000 acres, including 88 percent of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. It’s a vast park where lots of animals live, and where hikers, bird-watchers, and nature enthusiasts love to visit. Just two years ago, park service employees completed an extensive system of hiking trails -- half a century’s worth of work. On Friday, biologists were allowed in to survey the damage.
