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Watch Now: Monsoon paints Catalina State Park green
Researchers studying the effects of the Bighorn Fire have found their scientific plots outside of Tucson overrun with new growth. Video by Henry Brean/Arizona Daily Star
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'I almost needed a machete' — burned areas brim with new growth after monsoonFor Star subscribers: Roughly one third of Catalina State Park was scorched by last year's Bighorn Fire. It will probably take 30 years for the desert to resemble what it looked like before the fire, assuming it ever does. But so far, the recovery — jumpstarted by the wet monsoon — looks promising.
