Public Meeting for Burnt Ranch Project Scheduled for May 9

Release Date: Apr 20, 2017

Weaverville, Calif. April 20, 2017 - The Trinity River Management Unit of the Shasta-Trinity National Forest will be hosting a public meeting on May 9 to share information and gather public input on the Burnt Ranch Fire Resilient Community Project proposed within and around the community of Burnt Ranch.

The Project aims to move Burnt Ranch towards becoming a fire resilient community and to promote and maintain late successional conditions within the Corral Late Successional Reserve. The strategy focuses on implementing fuel reduction actions including: commercial timber removal, small diameter thinning, prescribed burning, and other actions on National Forest System lands.

The meeting is open to all and will be at 6:30 p.m. at the Burnt Ranch School, located at 251 School Road, Burnt Ranch, CA. If you would like more information on the Project, please contact Environmental Coordinator Stephanie Riess at the Weaverville Ranger Station at (530) 623-1755.  For more information about the area, please visit: https://www.fs.usda.gov/stnf.

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