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# Soil fungi survive Dome Fire scar, UCR study finds
- URL: https://www.raincrossgazette.com/noteworthy/soil-fungi-survive-dome-fire-scar-ucr-study-finds/
- Published: 2026-05-29T19:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-22T14:04:20.000Z
- Author: Gazette Staff
- Tags: Education, #brief, #herald-noteworthy:6a160be01aae5c0001db5f0e:0

A new UCR study found that [soil fungi survived virtually untouched beneath the 2020 Dome Fire's burn scar](https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2026/05/28/megafire-kills-joshua-trees-not-fungi?ref=raincrossgazette.com), suggesting fungal loss is not what's preventing Joshua tree recovery after the 43,000-acre blaze.