Forest Service Planning Prescribed Burns in Shasta-Trinity National Forest Near Weaverville November 1-2

This is a press release from the U.S. Forest Service:

WEAVERVILLE, Calif. – The Trinity River Management Unit of the Shasta-Trinity National Forest and the Watershed Center are planning to conduct two prescribed fires on Nov. 1 and 2. The project is titled Five Cent Wildlife Enhancement Burn and Weaver Basin Community Protection, and is located two miles north of Weaverville in the Community Forest area.  The project consists of two understory burns, one on National Forest System Lands that is 97 acres, and the other approximately 60 acres on private lands.

“This is a unique opportunity to work with the Watershed Center and private landowners to reduce hazard fuel build-up in order to decrease the threat posed by future wildfires and improve the resiliency of forest landscapes,” said Lara Graham, Fuels Planner on the Trinity River Management Unit.

All project start dates are dependent upon several factors, such as favorable weather and site conditions. Fire Managers will be evaluating conditions and working with the Air Quality Management Board to ensure compliance with air quality regulations and health and safety conditions. Test burns will occur prior to igniting any entire unit to monitor fire behavior and smoke lift and dispersion.

  • Prescribed Fires: • Reduce hazard fuel build-up: Dead wood, overcrowded, unhealthy trees, thick layers of pine needles, and continuous decadent brush fields can all contribute to catastrophic wildfires in the forest or adjacent to communities.
  • Prepare the land for new growth: When excess vegetation or needle layers are burned off, nitrogen and other nutrients are released into the soil and become available for new plants to grow.
  • Help certain plants/trees germinate: Many native plant and forest communities have adapted to fire for their germination and growth. Seed contact with bare soil (such as that exposed by a fire) is necessary for some species to naturally regenerate.

•Create diversity needed by wildlife: Fire creates a varied land and vegetation pattern that provides diverse habitat for plants and animals. Grazing wildlife benefit from new growth as shrubs produce succulent edible leaves when re-sprouting after a fire.Fire information can be obtained by visiting https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5636/ or calling the Public Information Officer Josef Orosz at (530) 226-2322.

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Truthy
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6 years ago

This is insane! Trinity county has not had enough rain! Unbelievable.

Ullr Rover
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Ullr Rover
6 years ago
Reply to  Truthy

Sure they have. Any more and nothing will burn.

Brian
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Brian
6 years ago
Reply to  Ullr Rover

Piles burned safely at my place after last rains. Lots if moisture in the ground still, I’m at 4000′

Karlene Salva
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Karlene Salva
6 years ago

I must agree with Truthy it is still too dry to start any burns in Weaverville Basin

Victor G. Flashman
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Victor G. Flashman
6 years ago

After a horrible and looooooooooonnnnnnnggg fire season, the idea that we need to set fires is just too absurd to contemplate.

Brian
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Brian
6 years ago

The point of forest management is less out of control forest fires in the future.

The light smoke of less than 100 acres burning is nothing really…