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Forest Service outlines fuel-reduction plans in Trinity County; 75,000 acres targeted and prescribed burns underway
Summary
U.S. Forest Service District Ranger Tara Jones told the Trinity County Board that multiple community risk reduction projects are in planning or NEPA stages, about 75,000 acres are targeted across projects, and 825 acres have been treated with prescribed fire so far. Jones also flagged timber sales offered under emergency authority that are currently being litigated.
Tara Jones, district ranger for the West Side of the Shasta'Trinity National Forest, briefed the Trinity County Board of Supervisors on wildfire risk-reduction work on Jan. 6.
Jones said planning continues on the Big Ranch Community Risk Reduction Project (Big Bar to Burnt Ranch), with a target to sign documents by June. She described additional NEPA-led efforts for North Trinity County and the Junction City project and said the service is coordinating closely with Fish and Wildlife and National Marine Fisheries on scoping…
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