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Bonneville cutthroat trout was reintroduced to the national park fourteen years before the Strawberry Fire, in 2002. On August 16 and 17, while the wildfire was still burning, the Snake Creek was renovated in order to restore the habitat of the fish. The renovation was executed by
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Strawberry Creek Campground was hit and heavily damaged by the fire. Furthermore, the habitat of the Bonneville cutthroat trout was damaged. Some fish were killed directly by the heat and the debris of the fire, but most damage was done by the destruction of the vegetation on the banks of the
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Strawberry Fire was 76%
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Montana, lost his life after a tree fell on him on August 13. The U.S. Forest Service started an investigation into his death as a result. He was honored by dozens of firefighters and police officers on August 17 at a
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