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News Briefs
A section of SoCal Wanderer dedicated to brief updates and short news stories that affect hikers, campers, and other users of California's great outdoors. Send tips to newsdesk@kcet.org.
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Two people climbing a steep Griffith Park hill Sunday morning had to be rescued when they couldn't go any further -- nor back downhill.
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Today, officials announced that all trails and campgrounds closed by the blaze, including the popular Laguna Mountain Recreation Area, can be used by the public again.
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The news comes on the heels of 12 pot farm raids in Los Padres National Forest to the north.
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The incident team that's been running the operation for over two weeks is planning on leaving Saturday, turning the smoldering wildfire over to forest officials.
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Following the eradication of 10 marijuana grow sites in July, authorities have discovered and raided two more this month in Santa Barbara County.
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"It's precautionary," said Carol Underhill, a public information officer, "we don't expect the fire to go into the area."
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As containment increases -- now at 80 percent -- more crews are being sent home. Smoke has been reduced, but will persist throughout the summer.
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The Aspen Fire in Sierra National Forest continues to burn, but its progress has severely slowed, only burning an additional 500 acres in the past day.
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Daily mosquito monitoring by the Los Angeles County West Vector Control District suggested the need for closing the preserve.
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The wildfire was caused by lightning on Monday, July 22 approximately seven miles north of Big Creek, a small Fresno County community in the Sierra Nevadas.
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The trio began hiking from the Merry-Go-Round area, and when they did not return on time, family members waiting in the parking lot called 911.
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Over 2,000 people are working on the fire, which has grown close to 19,000 acres in size and has been 55 percent contained.
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Two late July storms that brought the Sierra Nevada the Aspen Fire and numerous road closures in Death Valley also left trails and roads damaged in Inyo National Forest.
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The lightning-caused blaze has charred closed to 18,000 acres since Monday, July 22.
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Burning for over a week in the steep, rugged terrain of the Sierra Nevadas, the Aspen Fire has continued to grow in Fresno County
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The acreage on the fire slowed considerably yesterday, only gaining 185 acres in day's time.
National Forests:
The storms that brought down hundreds of lightning strikes last week, igniting 19 small fires in the two Forest Service units, also brought rain, but it did not help much.
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A team of nearly 1,700 people are working on a wildfire deep in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
National Parks:
The country's newest national park is now operating under a new document that guides development within park boundaries over the next 10 or 20 years
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The blaze has been burning in steep, rugged, and inaccessible terrain since last Monday evening, and fire crews only started making a dent in containing the blaze Friday.
