Did vineyards keep wine country fire from getting worse?
(LA Times NBA)

Christian Palmaz used hoes, shovels and rakes to keep flames from his family´s 19th century vineyard estate home on the flanks of Mt. St. George in eastern Napa County. But he didn´t have to worry about his vines. They´re green, very much alive, and a stark contrast to more than 500 acres of oak,...