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2023 Sourdough Fire Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER)

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North Cascades National Park 
810 State Route 20 Sedro Woolley Wa 98284 Washington 
7280 Ranger Station Rd Marblemount WA 98267 Washington 
Sedro-Woolley, 
Washington 
98284 
North Cascades National Park 
810 State Route 20 Sedro Woolley Wa 98284 Washington 
7280 Ranger Station Rd Marblemount WA 98267 Washington 
Sedro-Woolley, 
Washington 
98284 

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A fire ecologist on the BAER team hikes in the Stetattle Creek drainage in the Sourdough Fire footprint on September 12, 2023
A woman in fire clothing hikes along a creek in a burnt area on bare dirt
A woman in fire clothing hikes along a creek in a burnt area on bare dirt
A fire ecologist on the BAER team hikes in the Stetattle Creek drainage in the Sourdough Fire footprint on September 12, 2023

A fire ecologist on the BAER team hikes in the Stetattle Creek drainage in the Sourdough Fire footprint on September 12, 2023.

Scientists prepare to fly out of an area of the Sourdough Fire that is inaccessible by foot on September 10, 2023
Four people in yellow shirts, green pants, and helmets stand on a rocky section of mountain with blue sky beyond them
Four people in yellow shirts, green pants, and helmets stand on a rocky section of mountain with blue sky beyond them
Scientists prepare to fly out of an area of the Sourdough Fire that is inaccessible by foot on September 10, 2023

Scientists prepare to fly out of an area of the Sourdough Fire that is inaccessible by foot on September 10, 2023.

Burned Area Emergency Response scientists receive information about the Sourdough Fire from National Park Service staff on September 7, 2023
Six people in helmets and yellow shirts gather to talk under leafy trees next to a river
Six people in helmets and yellow shirts gather to talk under leafy trees next to a river
Burned Area Emergency Response scientists receive information about the Sourdough Fire from National Park Service staff on September 7, 2023

Burned Area Emergency Response scientists receive information about the Sourdough Fire from National Park Service staff on September 7, 2023.

Archaeologists survey an area within the Sourdough Fire footprint on September 9, 2023
Two women in yellow shirts, green pants, and helmets hike through dense shrubs in rocky terrain
Two women in yellow shirts, green pants, and helmets hike through dense shrubs in rocky terrain
Archaeologists survey an area within the Sourdough Fire footprint on September 9, 2023

Archaeologists survey an area within the Sourdough Fire footprint on September 9, 2023.

A vegetation ecologist surveys an area within the Sourdough Fire footprint on September 9, 2023
A woman wearing a yellow shirt, green pants, and helmet stands with a hiking stick on rocky terrain with mountains in the background
A woman wearing a yellow shirt, green pants, and helmet stands with a hiking stick on rocky terrain with mountains in the background
A vegetation ecologist surveys an area within the Sourdough Fire footprint on September 9, 2023

A vegetation ecologist surveys an area within the Sourdough Fire footprint on September 9, 2023.

A hydrologist surveys trail damage within the Sourdough Fire footprint on September 7, 2023
A man is seen in the distance among burnt trees and bare dirt
A man is seen in the distance among burnt trees and bare dirt
A hydrologist surveys trail damage within the Sourdough Fire footprint on September 7, 2023

A hydrologist surveys trail damage within the Sourdough Fire footprint on September 7, 2023.

A Burned Area Emergency Response scientist collects data on a damaged trail within the Sourdough Fire footprint on September 9, 2023
A man in helmet, yellow shirt, and green pants hikes on a dirt trail surrounded by bare dirt caused by a wildfire
A man in helmet, yellow shirt, and green pants hikes on a dirt trail surrounded by bare dirt caused by a wildfire
A Burned Area Emergency Response scientist collects data on a damaged trail within the Sourdough Fire footprint on September 9, 2023

A Burned Area Emergency Response scientist collects data on a damaged trail within the Sourdough Fire footprint on September 9, 2023.

Smoke settles below Cascade Mountain peaks in the Sourdough Fire burn area on September 9, 2023
Smoke settles into a canyon with plants in the foreground and mountains in the background
Smoke settles into a canyon with plants in the foreground and mountains in the background
Smoke settles below Cascade Mountain peaks in the Sourdough Fire burn area on September 9, 2023

Smoke settles below Cascade Mountain peaks in the Sourdough Fire burn area on September 9, 2023.

A vegetation ecologist surveys a whitebark pine tree for damage from the Sourdough Fire on September 9, 2023
A woman wearing gloves, helmet, yellow shirt, and green pants touches an evergreen tree on a mountaintop
A woman wearing gloves, helmet, yellow shirt, and green pants touches an evergreen tree on a mountaintop
A vegetation ecologist surveys a whitebark pine tree for damage from the Sourdough Fire on September 9, 2023

A vegetation ecologist surveys a whitebark pine tree for damage from the Sourdough Fire on September 9, 2023.

The Burned Area Emergency Response team explores fire effects within the Sourdough Fire perimeter on September 7, 2023
Five scientists in yellow shirts, green pants, and helmets walk through a semi-burnt forest
Five scientists in yellow shirts, green pants, and helmets walk through a semi-burnt forest
The Burned Area Emergency Response team explores fire effects within the Sourdough Fire perimeter on September 7, 2023

The Burned Area Emergency Response team explores fire effects within the Sourdough Fire perimeter on September 7, 2023.

A Sourdough Fire Burned Area Emergency Response team member surveys an area on September 9, 2023
A scientist in fire gear stands on a semi-burnt hillside with mountains in the background
A scientist in fire gear stands on a semi-burnt hillside with mountains in the background
A Sourdough Fire Burned Area Emergency Response team member surveys an area on September 9, 2023

A Sourdough Fire Burned Area Emergency Response team member surveys an area on September 9, 2023.

Damage to the Sourdough Mountain Trail due to the Sourdough Fire on September 9, 2023
A damaged dirt trail surrounded by burnt black trees
A damaged dirt trail surrounded by burnt black trees
Damage to the Sourdough Mountain Trail due to the Sourdough Fire on September 9, 2023

Damage to the Sourdough Mountain Trail due to the Sourdough Fire on September 9, 2023.

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