Harvest of Fire
A journalist spends two years documenting the dramatic changes that the Morgan Fire brought to Mount Diablo.
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Two Years in Photos: From “Scorched Earth” to “It’s a Jungle” on Mount Diablo
Spring has brought new plants, and new cover, to the fire recovery zone on Mount Diablo.
A Landscape Shaped By Fear on Mount Diablo
What causes the strip of bare dirt between chaparral and grassland? A researcher tests the idea of a "scurry zone" on Mount Diablo.
There Are Insects on Mount Diablo, and This Scientist Is Out to Find Them
When it comes to documenting the world's insect life, even places like Mount Diablo are full of unknowns, which UC Berkeley entomologist Kip Will finds exciting—and frustrating.
What a Great Wildflower Year Looks Like in the Spring
Regular visitors to Mount Diablo are calling this spring one of the best wildflower years they've ever seen. Here's what that looked like in May in the Morgan Fire burn...
Watch the Recovery Live
Nerds for Nature has installed posts at several spots in the fire area, where you can take pictures and give them a hashtag to feed them into a slideshow documenting change...
Fire Followers Arrive, with Scientists Right Behind
An expert in rare plants, Heath Bartosh is especially interested in “fire followers,” plants whose seeds stay buried in the ground until heat or smoke stimulates germination. These annuals flourish...
Mount Diablo’s Chamise, Researcher Shows, Likes It Hot
A Berkeley researcher is using chamise seeds collected from Mount Diablo this fall to explore the plant's response to fire.
Oasis on Mount Diablo: Perkins Canyon’s Trial By Fire
The Morgan Fire transformed more than 3,100 acres of meadow, chaparral, and woodland on Mount Diablo’s south and east sides, including Perkins Canyon. “It was a once-in- a-generation event,” says Seth...
