Tyson Gillard
Photo Date: 
06/09/2013
A redwood shows signs of burning in Muir Woods. Fires in old-growth forests were largely beneficial and a naturally occurring process.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date: 
07/21/2013
Nearly 20 years after the Charlton Fire at Waldo Lake, burned trees still stand along the trail circling the lake.
Michael Reese
Photo Date: 
08/10/2016
Cody, Wyoming, 2016.
Halvor Tweto
Photo Date: 
08/07/2012
Smoke fills the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness in August, 2012.
Halvor Tweto
Photo Date: 
08/07/2012
A lightning-caused fire in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness in 2012.
Halvor Tweto
Photo Date: 
08/07/2012
A ponderosa erupts like a gigantic candle during a lightning-caused wildfire in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness in 2012.
Halvor Tweto
Photo Date: 
08/07/2012
The same tree following the initial blaze.
Halvor Tweto
Photo Date: 
08/07/2012
Fire creeping along the ground during a lightning-caused wildfire in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness in 2012.
Halvor Tweto
Photo Date: 
08/07/2012
Fire finding it's next ponderosa victim during a lightning-caused wildfire in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness in 2012.
Tyler Yates
Carlton Complex fire, Washington, 2014.
Outdoor Project
Dropping fire retardant slurry can help slow or redirect a wildfire's course. Published under CC 2.0.