Santa Rosa Island Fire Expected to Result in Substantial Torrey Pine Mortality; Efforts Underway to Protect Vulnerable Population

Rare Torrey pines faring worse than expected after Santa Rosa Island fire: 'Heartbreaking'

Up to 80% of the grove's trees may die as a result of the largest fire in Channel Islands National Park history.

Santa Rosa Island Fire Expected to Result in Substantial Torrey Pine Mortality; Efforts Underway to Protect Vulnerable Population

SANTA ROSA ISLAND, Calif. (KEYT) – The National Park Service estimates that between 60 and 80 percent of Santa Rosa Island's Torrey pines are expected to die after the largest wildfire in Channel Islands National Park history. What started out as a rescue of a stranded 67-year-old on Friday, May 15 from the remote island The post Santa Rosa Island Fire Expected to Result in Substantial Torrey Pine Mortality; Efforts Underway to Protect Vulnerabl…

Rare Torrey pines faring worse than expected after Santa Rosa Island fire: ‘heartbreaking’

When the largest fire recorded in the history of Channel Islands National Park erupted on Santa Rosa Island in May, observers feared for the park’s rare Torrey pines.