The wildfires tearing through Los Angeles have taken lives and thousands of homes. But for many families it also has meant the loss of natural areas that had served as sanctuaries and learning spaces for local families,

Updating maps of Southern California show where wildfires, like the Palisades Fire and Eaton Fires, are burning across Los Angeles.

Nearly a dozen people are believed to be dead and many more injured as several fires broke out across Southern California amid historically dry and windy conditions.