The following is a press release issued by CAL FIRE Mendocino Unit:
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) Mendocino Unit will be conducting a vegetation management prescribed burn on Jackson Demonstration State Forest. This prescribed burn will treat approximately 100-acres of timber slash and
timber understory from the Red Tail Timber Harvest Plan (THP), creating a mosaic of variously burned vegetation and islands of unburned habitat.
Jackson Demonstration State Forest is located on State Highway 20 between the towns of Willits and Fort Bragg.
Burning will begin on Monday, May 27th, 2024, and continue throughout the week, ending on Friday, May 31, 2024. Burning will start at approximately 10 a.m. and conclude at approximately 3 p.m. daily.
This project adds to significant work underway throughout the state and brings California one step closer towards meeting state fuel reduction goals directed by the California Fire Plan and the California Wildfire and Forest Resilience Action Plan. To track the progress being made, both in your community and throughout California, visit the CAL FIRE fuels reduction dashboard at
https://www.fire.ca.gov/what-we-do/natural-resource-management/fuels-reduction.
This project burn will be conducted under strictly controlled weather and fuel conditions. Smoke and aircraft may be visible in the area.
For more information about how you and your family can prepare for wildfire visit www.ReadyForWildfire.org.
