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The wildfires that devastated Southern California, reducing entire neighborhoods to checkerboards of ash, have left behind tough questions about how to rebuild in this land of dry brush and wind.

Jax was adored by animals and was “a butterfly magnet,” said Daisy, who carries around a small plush butterfly with Jax’s ashes.

Government agencies are facing blistering criticism over their decision to allow untested — and potentially hazardous — wildfire ash and soil to be disposed of in municipal landfills across Southern California.

Though the most pressing health concern is protecting our lungs from smoke and ash, wildfires can also affect and irritate our sinuses, skin and eyes.

The petroglyphs can be found on volcanic tuff formations formed over 760,000 years ago when a large eruption released hot ash that settled over the region.