California’s largest wildfire destroys historic sites, threatens rare plants

California’s largest active wildfire charred nearly 17,000 acres on Santa Rosa Island, off the coast of Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, as of Wednesday morning. And while it poses no threat to the public, its impact is being acutely felt in other ways. The Santa Rosa Fire erupted last Friday after authorities said a sailor […]California’s largest active wildfire charred nearly 17,000 acres on Santa Rosa Island, off the coast of Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, as of Wednesday morning. And while it poses no threat to the public, its impact is being acutely felt in other ways. The Santa Rosa Fire erupted last Friday after authorities said a sailor […]