Gold Creek Preserve Metacommunities

This study presents a soil microbiome study of different wildfire areas in the Gold Creek Preserve within the Angeles National Forest. The purpose of this project was to gain a further understanding of microbial soil community response to fire and mine for functions which may enhance post-wildfire resilience. The Blue Trail is a wildlife corridor burned in the 2017 Creek fire. The Red Trail was burned in the 2009 Station Fire combined with the Creek Fire, and the Creek Fire and 2016 Sand Fire affected the Green Trail.