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South Hills recovering from Badger Fire: 'Naked' burned land beginning to get green Times-News (Twin Falls, ID) South Hills forest and grazing land blackened in the Badger Fire. Restoration and seeding efforts started following the fire that was sparked Sept. 12 are paying off. "I think the way it looks will be a shocker for folks," said District Ranger Randy Thompson, with the US Forest Service Minidoka Ranger District. The burned areas will appear "naked," despite the sprouts already coming up, but within two years it will begin to fill in, he said. Thompson said Forest Service members ...