The prescribed fire operations on Case Mountain being conducted by the BLM’s Bakersfield Field Office have been completed. These operations were part of an ongoing effort to burn about 1,000 piles of downed hazard trees, branches, and understory brush at Case Mountain Extensive Recreation Management Area to prevent wildfire risk. Click the link above for more details.
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Many Three Rivers residents awoke this morning to what appeared to be unhealthy levels of smoke in addition to the pollution rising from the valley. Currently, the dense localized smoke-scented haze in the Case Mountain area is believed to be a left-over from the prescribed fire operations that were recently conducted by the BLM’s Bakersfield Field Office. Early next week the BLM plans to provide us with more information about what we can expect going forward.
The BLM’s Brian Ludt has provided a community update on the new Craig Ranch Parking Lot, the impact of the Coffeepot Fire, livestock grazing, and the North Fork properties. Click the link above for details!
All the BLM roads and trails in the areas locally known as Skyline, Salt Creek, Case Mountain, and Milk Ranch have been reopened. This closure was in place for public and firefighter safety in relation to the Coffeepot Fire and management of that fire.
All the roads and trails in the areas locally known as Skyline, Salt Creek, Case Mountain, and Milk Ranch are closed until further notice for public and wildland firefighter safety in relation to the Coffee Pot Fire and management of that incident. Click the link above for more details.
The Bureau of Land Management has purportedly resumed burning piles on Case Mountain. In the near term, they plan to burn about 25 acres of vegetation piles. Smoke may be visible from many locations in Three Rivers. Smoke impacts are expected to be negligible.
The Bakersfield Field Office plans to conduct prescribed fire operations of up to 1,000 piles of downed hazard trees, branches, and understory brush at Case Mountain Extensive Recreation Management Area, southeast of Three Rivers, Tulare County, to prevent wildfire risk. Burn operations may continue periodically until spring.
The Bureau of Land Management that BLM will begin burning piles on Case Mountain today. As conditions allow, they will continue for about a week. Smoke will be visible. Impacts should be negligible, though smoke may settle overnight.
BLM plans to conduct pile burn operations at Case Mountain Extensive Recreation Management Area starting as early as Thursday, Jan. 12 and continuing periodically until spring. Burning will take place only when weather and fuel moisture allow for safe and successful operations. Smoke may be visible in the Three Rivers area.