Watch Now: Catalina State Park one year after Bighorn Fire
One year after the Bighorn Fire, the scars are still easy to see at Catalina State Park, but so are the signs of recovery. Video by Henry Brean/Arizona Daily Star
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A portion of Catalina State Park burned by the Bighorn Fire is now being used as a living laboratory to study the impact of wildfire on desert plants.
So far, though, the ash and debris draining out of the fire-damaged mountains into washes is mild compared to last summer's black goo from the 2020 fire.
For Star subscribers: The draft Santa Catalina trail plan suggests more trails for the 250-mile trail system on the in the Santa Catalina Ranger District but also that some other to be removed.
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