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A yellow sky and smoke drape over the Adirondack mountains.

Thick smoke hangs over the Adirondacks

By Chloe Bennett

Rain could relieve the park of hazy skies and polluted air

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Summit of burned over Phelps - 1930s, Hudowalski Collection, Adirondack History Museum

A time of scorched mountains

By Tim Rowland

HIstorian shares stories of early 20th century fires that swept through Adirondacks

Rebirth at Flat Rock Forest (photo gallery and video)

By Mike Lynch

Jack pines are dependent upon fires. Their cones remain closed until they are exposed to the heat of a forest fire.

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Thick smoke hangs over the Adirondacks

A time of scorched mountains

Rebirth at Flat Rock Forest (photo gallery and video)

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