Santa Rosa Island, fire burning and National Park

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Nearly a third of National Park island home to rare wildlife has burned in spate of Southern California wildfires
A large wildfire has burned nearly a third of Santa Rosa Island in California’s Channel Islands National Park — an area home to dozens of rare plants and animals, including some found nowhere else in the world.

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Santa Rosa Island fire burns nearly 17,000 acres in Channel Islands National Park
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Santa Rosa Island Fire Now 44% Contained as Weather Conditions Improve
Stranded mariner took ominous video just before Santa Rosa Island fire
A new video obtained by SFGATE shows the potential cause of a major wildfire that has burned nearly a third of the ecologically sensitive Santa Rosa Island, a beloved part of Channel Islands National ...

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Update: 26% containment achieved for Santa Rosa Island Fire in Santa Barbara County
New video shows how California's Santa Rosa Island caught fire
Over 30% of Santa Rosa Island Has Burned in Largest Wildfire of the Year
The fire has scorched over 16,000 acres and remains 0 percent contained.

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Smoke from several wildfires prompts air quality advisory across Southern California
Sailor Crashed into Island, Sent Off Emergency Flare for Help and Inadvertently Sparked California’s Largest Wildfire of the Year

A Sailor Shot Distress Flares. Now a California Island Is Burning.

The shipwrecked man was rescued from Channel Islands National Park, but the flares set off a 10,000-acre fire that has burned park buildings, forced evacuations and threatened rare Torrey pines.
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Assateague Island National Seashore

If you tire of tourist-filled Ocean City, you may want to consider a day trip to nearby Assateague Island National Seashore. This 37-mile-long island – which begins just south of the resort area and stretches on to Virginia – is famous for its herds of ...