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A wildfire off the California coast threatened one of the world's rarest pines

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Heather Schneider of the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden about the garden's efforts to conserve seeds of rare plants from Santa Rosa Island, where a wildfire just burned.

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What happened NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Heather Schneider of the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden about the garden's efforts to conserve seeds of rare plants from Santa Rosa Island, where a wildfire just burned.
The headline split One side frames it as "Nasa images show wildfire damage to island dubbed ‘Galapagos of California’". The other frames it as "A wildfire off the California coast threatened one of the world's rarest pines".
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Left / center-leftNasa images show wildfire damage to island dubbed ‘Galapagos of California’

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CenterA wildfire off the California coast threatened one of the world's rarest pines

NPR World · Center · News report

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NPR WorldNews report · May 27, 8:30 PM

A wildfire off the California coast threatened one of the world's rarest pines

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NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Heather Schneider of the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden about the garden's efforts to conserve seeds of rare plants from Santa Rosa Island, where a wildfire just...

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The Guardian USNews report · May 27, 8:28 PM

Nasa images show wildfire damage to island dubbed ‘Galapagos of California’

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The satellite visuals reveal vast burn scars after blaze tore through rare ecosystems on Santa Rosa Island Images from a Nasa satellite showcased the devastating scars left behind by a wild...

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May 27, 8:28 PM: The Guardian US joined the source map.

May 27, 8:30 PM: NPR World joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.