Soil Sample (IMAGE) Desert Research Institute Caption Researcher Markus Berli from the Desert Research Institute examines the soils at a burned area in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest near Las Vegas on Jan. 6, 2015, approximately 18 months after the area burned in the Carpenter 1 fire of 2013. Credit Teamrat Ghezzehei, UCM Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.