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Calderwood Fire

admin — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:13:56 +0000

The fire near US 129 and Calderwood Dam has been burning for over two weeks now, but the park’s fire crew isn’t concerned. Click here to find out how it started and what the park’s strategy is for dealing with it. You might hear a word you’re not familiar with: “duff”. Duff is a layer of decaying plant and tree material that covers the soil in the forest and it can smolder for days, so putting it out is very important.

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GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK Bad Smoke in the Smokies

admin — Thu, 31 May 2007 17:30:48 +0000

Here’s the view today from the Look Rock Webcam. Looks pretty smoky doesn’t it?

It’s an 800 acre fire with a new little sister fire started, the NPS thinks, by lightning during an all-to-brief shower!! Not enough water to help, but lightning to set another fire?!? Bad luck.

GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK Scorched Forest after a Fire

admin — Mon, 14 May 2007 12:01:30 +0000

Photo by Doug Southerland. Thanks Doug!

And here are 3 wildflower shots, also by Doug Southerland. The pink flower is a bleeding heart, first the yellow one is a common cinquefoil, and the last one is ragwort.