2026-05-27 22:03:18
The Santa Rosa Island fire is the largest on any of the eight California Channel Islands in recorded history.
It has burned 17,554 of the Island’s 53,760 acres, or 32.7 percent
The fire threatens the sensitive habitat of the island’s endemic flora
— Santa Rosa Island Manzanita,
Santa Rosa Island Torrey Pine,
Santa Rosa Island Live-forever,
Hoffmann’s Gilia,
Munchkin Dudleya,
Island Tree Mallow;
several of which are already listed as endan…







