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National Forests:
The 8.4-mile Skyline Trail is relatively flat, gaining a cumulative 539 feet within the 7,500 to 8,000 foot elevation range.
News Briefs:
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.
News Briefs:
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.
News Briefs:
A team of nearly 1,700 people are working on a wildfire deep in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
![Aspen Fire: Crews Starting to Get Containment [Updated]](http://www.kcet.org/living/travel/socal_wanderer/assets_c/2013/07/aspen-fire-sierra-nevada-mountains-thumb-100x100-56532.jpg)
News Briefs:
Burning deep in the Sierra Nevada Mountains since Monday, the Aspen Fire has grown to 6,700 acres. The team of over 1,000 personnel assigned to the blaze have finally made some headway in containment.
News Briefs:
On Tuesday, a ground squirrel trapped and tested was found to have the disease, prompting the closure of several campsites.
News Briefs:
The sites were found around Cuyama Valley and Figueroa Mountain.
News Briefs:
That level of danger means a number of restrictions go into effect today. Of note to campers is the prohibition of wood and charcoal fires.
Openings & Closings:
A 2,850-acre fire in Riverside and San Bernardino counties is burning in a remote area.
National Forests:
Saturday is National Get Outdoors Day and the U.S. Forest Service is waiving fees in Southern California.
National Parks:
Tens of thousands of acres in and around the San Gabriel Valley are proposed to become part of the National Park Service, according to a plan put forth to Congress last week
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