Fire Land

From our gardens and homes, to data collection and traditional ecological knowledge, a collection of stories on how the Bay Area and California are adapting to wildfire.

Part 1: In the burn scar
Part 2: Mapping potential
Part 3: Defensible space
Part 4: Wildlife gardens
Part 5: Ohlone fire

These stories are supported by the March Conservation Fund.

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Ramin Skibba (@raminskibba on Twitter and @raminskibba on Bluesky) is an astrophysicist turned award-winning science writer and freelance journalist based in San Diego and the Bay Area.