Posted by: thepinetree on 11/05/2013 08:34 AM
Updated by: thepinetree on 11/05/2013 08:35 AM
Expires: 01/01/2018 12:00 AM
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Crandall Understory Burn, I-Bar Units, Mi-Wok Ranger District Starts Tomorrow
Twain Harte, CA...The proposed burn area is located off Italian Bar Road, 0.5 miles south of Deer Creek, along Forest Road 3N24 at Township 3N, Range 16E, Sections 28-30. Smoke may be visible from Hwy 108 in the Twain Harte/Mi-Wuk area. The prescribed burn is expected to begin on or about November 6th, 2013, with burning to continue through the next several weeks or as conditions allow. Burning is contingent on weather, fuel moisture, and air quality. All burning is monitored and conducted in accordance with state and county air quality guidelines, and closely coordinated with local county air quality control districts. A total of 280 acres are to be treated with low-intensity fire...
Prescribed Fire Name / Ranger District
Crandall Understory Burn, I-Bar Units, Mi-Wok Ranger District
General and Specific Location
The proposed burn area is located off Italian Bar Road, 0.5 miles south of Deer Creek, along Forest Road 3N24 at Township 3N, Range 16E, Sections 28-30.
Smoke may be visible from Hwy 108 in the Twain Harte/Mi-Wuk area.
Projected Duration
The prescribed burn is expected to begin on or about November 6th, 2013, with burning to continue through the next several weeks or as conditions allow. Burning is contingent on weather, fuel moisture, and air quality. All burning is monitored and conducted in accordance with state and county air quality guidelines, and closely coordinated with local county air quality control districts.
Planned Size of Prescribed Burn
A total of 280 acres are to be treated with low-intensity fire.
Type of Prescribed Burn
Broadcast understory burn.
Burn Project Objectives
The goal of this prescribed burn is to enhance public and firefighter safety by maintaining a fuel break and further reduce the threat of high-intensity wildfire to protect watershed values and wildlife habitat by creating a mosaic pattern of vegetation.
Public Benefits
Prescribed burning is an effective cost efficient method of reducing flammable forest fuels, enhance public and firefighter safety, and improving firefighting capabilities.
Resource Benefits
Prescribed low-intensity fires enhance wildlife habitat, protect and maintain water quality and soil productivity, improve forest ecosystem health, and reduce the threat of uncontrolled wildfires. The Sierra Nevada is a fire dependent ecosystem, where fire is part of the natural forest process.
Public Advisory
Smoke may be visible from Hwy. 108 in the Twain Harte/Mi-Wuk area. Some down canyon drift smoke may be visible in the evening and early morning hours. This project is a planned prescribed fire. Please do not report as a wildland fire.
Thank you for your cooperation!
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