Smoke billows over the mountainous backcountry near Jackson Hole, Wyoming, in this image from August 23, 2011. Started by lightning, the wildfire is burning through insect-damaged forest, beginning the process that will renew the ecosystem.
Published Sep 3, 2011
Several wildfires burn in southeastern Montana in this image from August 24, 2011.
Published Aug 26, 2011
A veil of smoke hangs over the Upper Midwestern United States in this image taken on August 23. The smoke is from fires in Montana and Wyoming.
Published Aug 25, 2011
