A historic blaze scorched two-thirds of John Bartley’s timber. Then post-fire flooding littered his hayfields with ashy sediment and debris. And as if that wasn’t enough, bark beetles are …
While bouts of wet weather have invigorated most of the trees in the region, bark beetles have found new targets in the 534-square-mile area torched by the largest wildfire in
The celebration includes the arrival of Santa and Mrs. Claus on a vintage firetruck, live entertainment and sales of hot chocolate, cookies and other foods from vendors.