The following is a press release issued by the CAL FIRE Mendocino:
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) Mendocino Unit will be conducting a vegetation management prescribed burn on Brushy Mountain near Dos Rios. This prescribed burn will treat approximately 265-acres of a mix of Conifer Forest/Woodland, Hardwood Forest/Woodland, Shrub/Chaparral, and Herbaceous alliances. Introducing fire into the landscape will create a mosaic of variously burned vegetation and islands of unburned habitat.
The project is located on privately-owned land in the Eel River watershed in the central portion of Mendocino County, east of Highway 162. It is accessed via Highway 162 and privately-owned and maintained ranch roads. The nine burn units are located east of the main fork of the Eel River and south of the Middle Fork Eel River.
Burning will begin on Monday, June 10th, 2024, and continue as favorable weather conditions exist, ending on Friday, June 21, 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 fuels 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.
