Staff Report
The Chico Enterprise-Record (California)
WILLOWS, CALIF. — Prescribed burns are being planned in the Mendocino National Forest, which includes holdings in Chico as well as the westside.
Wood debris gathered to reduce the amount of wood fuel in forests will be burned. Specific dates have not been released but burning should occur over the next few months.
Piles in Chico Resource Conservation Center in south Chico and the Lake Red Bluff Recreation Area will be burned, plus sites across the Grindstone Ranger District.
The district also plans to conduct prescribed burns on approximately 2,500 acres, including understory burning in Alder Springs, Oak Ridge and Little Stony.
A variety of burns are planned on the west side of the Mendocino Forest.
Piles near selected campgrounds and guard stations, and miscellaneous pile burning will be included.
Forest visitors and hunters can call the forest headquarters at (530) 934-3316 to check on scheduling.
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