Utah’s largest fire of 2020 torched the Uintas’ south slope, but it may have done some good

Ashley National Forest plans to log ponderosa grove killed in the 90,000-acre East Fork fire

(Photo courtesy of InciWeb) The East Fork Fire burns in the High Uintas Wilderness on Friday, Aug. 21, 2020.

(Photo courtesy of InciWeb) The East Fork Fire burns in the High Uintas Wilderness on Friday, Aug. 21, 2020.

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