Quote Originally Posted by spokewench View Post
This will not heal within my life span! or probably in quite a few life spans. It is just sickening and still spreading.

One good note, some of the evacuees are back in their homes; and my friend was able to go get her truck and drive it out! The trees were burned on three sides of it!
I live in an area that in 4 years had 3 bad fires (Windy Ridge, Sierra Peak and Santiago wildfires). You will be surprised how the earth recovers. One of my beloved areas, Limestone Canyon, was totally black and barren in 2007, now it's green and lush and for the past 3 years the wildflowers have been beautiful. The trails are better than ever! Oaks are designed to withstand fire as are many native plants. Again fire is nature's way to do alittle spring cleaning. Take heart, the earth will recover. It's the potential loss of life and property that is saddening.