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Wildfire staff and Forest Service report early burning, chipping and restoration plans

Alpine County Board of Supervisors · March 17, 2026
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County wildfire coordinator said the burn pile will open this weekend and chipping and green-waste voucher information is available; USDA Forest Service reported fuels work, planned pile burning windows, and a spring tree-planting of roughly 3,000 seedlings and restoration partnerships.

Clint Celio, Alpine County Wildfire Projects Coordinator, told the board March 17 that because of warm weather the county will open its burn pile this weekend and run Saturday-only operations through April 11, when the pile will shift to a Saturday–Sunday–Wednesday schedule unless fire-season conditions force an earlier closure. Celio said the county’s chipping program and green-waste voucher distribution (through the…

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