Why Angel Island Needs Fire
Prescribed burns on Angel Island sent smoke and at-times dangerous air quality to residents around the Bay Area. Still, environmental managers say the operation was a win.
San Francisco fog hangs over a charred Angel Island. (Daniella Garcia-Loos Almeida/Bay Nature)
In September, prescribed burns on Angel Island sent smoke and at-times dangerous air quality to residents around the Bay Area. While Air District officials want to improve controlled burns on the island, environmental managers say the recent burn was a win. Today, Bay Nature reporter Daniella Garcia-Loos Almeida takes us on a journey to Angel Island to see the burn area through the eyes of the environmental stewards behind it.
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