When the Forest Burns: Understanding Wildfires and What Comes After
I’ll never forget the morning I woke up to a copper-orange sky. Ash floated like snowflakes. The air was thick, heavy with smoke. Miles away, a wildfire had sparked to life—and the wind brought it whispering through the valley. It was beautiful. And terrifying. Understanding forest fires isn’t just for firefighters. As hikers, campers, and stewards of the land, we owe it to the wild places we love to understand what causes these blazes—and what grows from their ashes.