Wildlife, plants return a year after Bighorn Fire near Tucson
July 6, 2021 Recovery on Mount Lemmon depends on this summer’s monsoon, says Mark Hart, a spokesperson for the Arizona Game & Fish Department in Tucson. “We did have snow and rain events in February and March here, but not enough.” (Photo by Rachel Johnson/Cronkite News) The Mount Lemmon Fire Station is close to where the Bighorn Fire exploded last summer, says Mark Hart of Arizona Game & Fish. (Photo by Rachel Johnson/Cronkite News) In 2013, more than 30 desert bighorn sheep were reintroduced to the Santa Catalina Mountains. Since the Bighorn Fire, the sheep have moved back and are thr...
Source: azpbs.org