SUSANVILLE, CA, October 23, 2024 — The arrival of autumn brings cooler temps, shorter days, and preparation for prescribed burning on the Lassen National Forest. Our fire specialists have begun preparing for prescribed burn projects across all three districts, while waiting for favorable conditions to begin operations. Burning operations will continue through the fall and winter as weather and conditions allow.
The Lassen National Forest land management strategy is centered on long-term forest health. This strategy includes reducing forest fuels and using prescribed burning on the landscape. Implementation of the following projects will be dependent on if adequate burn windows arise. The Lassen has numerous projects ready to go for burning to capitalize on ideal burn conditions, which are different for each project. Not all projects listed will be completed this fall and winter.
Almanor Ranger District
Prescribed fire helps us protect people’s livelihoods, property, and critical infrastructure, such as powerlines, and telecommunication links, thus reducing the risk of catastrophic wildfire impacting our local communities.
Prescribed fires reduce hazardous fuels, minimizes the spread of pest insects and disease, provides forage for game, improves habitat, recycles nutrients back to the soil, and promotes the growth of trees, wildflowers, and other plants, contributing to overall forest health.
The Forest Service will post signs on roads likely to be affected by operations as work begins in each of the project areas this season. Seasonal weather is expected to be slightly warmer and dryer into fall, transitioning to average temperatures with average precipitation through winter.
Fire activity is expected to be low to moderate during the initial burn periods. Fire specialists anticipate daytime smoke impacts during these times, and in the early morning and late evening as smoke settles into valleys and low-lying areas. Please use caution while driving through these areas and slow down for the safety of firefighters and the public. Check for smoke impacts in your area atwww.airnow.gov.
To see any available maps for these prescribed fire projects, visit our website at https://www.fs.usda.gov/news/lassen/news-events. You can access the latest news and information about the Lassen National Forest atfs.usda.gov/lassen, or by following us on Facebook @LassenNationalForest orX @LassenNF.
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The Lassen National Forest land management strategy is centered on long-term forest health. This strategy includes reducing forest fuels and using prescribed burning on the landscape. Implementation of the following projects will be dependent on if adequate burn windows arise. The Lassen has numerous projects ready to go for burning to capitalize on ideal burn conditions, which are different for each project. Not all projects listed will be completed this fall and winter.
Almanor Ranger District
- Various pile burning fuels projects totaling approx. 1100 acres across Almanor Ranger District.
- Bailey Underburn: 1760 acres located four miles southeast of Bogard Rest Area; on the southeast side of Pine Creek Valley, along Lassen County Road 105.
- Bull Underburn: 1016 acres located four miles north of Poison Lake, along Forest Service Road 33N08 in The Blacks Experimental Forest.
- Ebey Underburn: 1141 acres located three miles north of Poison Lake. Situated in between the Pittville Highway (Lassen County Road 111) and Forest Road 33N08.
- Signal Underburn: 1670 acres located four miles north-northwest of Spaulding. Units are on the south side of Lassen County Road 105, in the Houseman Reservoir area.
- Various pile burning fuels projects totaling approx. 478 acres across Eagle Lake Ranger District.
- Eastside Underburn: 900 acres located approx. five miles southeast of Fall River Mills.
- Panner Underburn: 450 acres located in the area of Ashpan Snowmobile Park approx. eight miles southwest of Old Station.
- Shooter Underburn: 320 acres located in the area of Forest Road 17 approx. three miles west of Manzanita Lake.
- Various pile burning fuels projects totaling approx. 1000 acres across Hat Creek Ranger District.
Prescribed fire helps us protect people’s livelihoods, property, and critical infrastructure, such as powerlines, and telecommunication links, thus reducing the risk of catastrophic wildfire impacting our local communities.
Prescribed fires reduce hazardous fuels, minimizes the spread of pest insects and disease, provides forage for game, improves habitat, recycles nutrients back to the soil, and promotes the growth of trees, wildflowers, and other plants, contributing to overall forest health.
The Forest Service will post signs on roads likely to be affected by operations as work begins in each of the project areas this season. Seasonal weather is expected to be slightly warmer and dryer into fall, transitioning to average temperatures with average precipitation through winter.
Fire activity is expected to be low to moderate during the initial burn periods. Fire specialists anticipate daytime smoke impacts during these times, and in the early morning and late evening as smoke settles into valleys and low-lying areas. Please use caution while driving through these areas and slow down for the safety of firefighters and the public. Check for smoke impacts in your area atwww.airnow.gov.
To see any available maps for these prescribed fire projects, visit our website at https://www.fs.usda.gov/news/lassen/news-events. You can access the latest news and information about the Lassen National Forest atfs.usda.gov/lassen, or by following us on Facebook @LassenNationalForest orX @LassenNF.
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