EPISODE · Jan 22, 2026 · 4 MIN
Can We Keep It a Forest? Fire & the Future of the Chisos Mountains
from Nature Notes · host Andrew Stuart
Wildfires burn landscapes, but they also sear themselves into memory, and many Big Bend National Park enthusiasts remember the South Rim 4 Fire of April 2021. It began near a backcountry campsite, suggesting a possible human cause, and burned across 1,300 acres of the Chisos Mountains. It was the most intense blaze in the storied range in decades.
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