‘Our future might not look the same’: wildfires threaten way of life in California’s mountain towns

Disasters have forced many families to question whether living in the region can continue as the climate crisis intensifies

Megan Brown's family has stewarded several ranches in and along California's northern Sierra Nevada for six generations.

But in the last four years, the Browns have faced unprecedented challenges. Four different wildfires have touched the family's ranches in Oroville and Indian Valley. Smoke has killed some of their animals. Years of drought have ravaged their lands.