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National Park Service working to recover rare Torrey pines damaged in fire

Santa Rosa Island is the site of a national park and one of the only two naturally occurring groves of Torrey pines in the world. In May, 80% of the trees were damaged in a fire, and the National Park Service is trying to help them recover.

Kendra Hanna from KCBX reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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