IN AUGUST, 1973 A MAJOR FOREST FIRE SWEPT THROUGH 17,470 ACRES OF THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE SIERRA MOUNTAIN RANGE NEAR SONORA THIRTY DAYS AFTER FIRE, IN THE SECTION OF THE BURN AREA KNOWN AS GRANITE CREEK, A BRACKEN FERN HAS SPROUTED AND GROWN TO A HEIGHT OF NEARLY TWO FEET. NATURE IS ALREADY BEGINNING TO REBUILD THE FOREST

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