Hugh Safford looks over Lake Tahoe Basin (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis

Hugh Safford looks over Lake Tahoe Basin

Caption

UC Davis forest ecologist Hugh Safford overlooks Echo Lake in the Lake Tahoe Basin. In August 2021, the Caldor Fire entered the basin but spared the communities of Meyers and Christmas Valley due to pre-fire treatments.

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Kat Kerlin/UC Davis

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