Scientists find surprises under surface of burned forest streams 5 years after Oregon’s Labor Day fires

By Jes Burns (OPB)
Aug. 29, 2025 1 p.m. Updated: Aug. 30, 2025 12:15 a.m.

A study of 30 streams in the aftermath of the extreme wildfire event is challenging the notion that wildfire harms aquatic wildlife.


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