Fire managers plan to take advantage of winter weather conditions and will implement prescribed fire operations on the Rancho Allegre, Hidden, and Black Mesa administrative site slash piles. Piles are composed of timber slash created from thinning projects and are treated to reduce hazardous fuel accumulations. All ignitions are based on weather conditions and burning could commence anytime between Nov. 29 and Dec. 15, 2023.
The Rancho Allegre project area is 211 acres and is located north of Forest Road 300, between Forest Road 34 and Forest Road 84 in Willow Creek. The objective is...