Canyon Fire Response, Behind The Scenes

My Mother Lode

Canyon Fire Response, Behind The Scenes

Sonora, CA — This weekend’s Mother Lode Views will feature a recap of the 85-acre Canyon Fire that ignited during the evening of August 8 near Tuolumne and spurred widespread evacuations nearby. There were serious concerns about the location of the fire because it was down in a steep river canyon off Buchanan Road and Canyon Drive. This is why all of Ponderosa Hills and the entire rancheria of the Tuolumne Band of Me Wuk Indians were placed unde…