The BLM seeks public input on Butte County fuels reduction projects
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REDDING, Calif. — The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input on proposals to use prescribed fire and mechanized equipment to reduce hazardous vegetation and improve wildfire resilience on 170 acres of BLM-managed public lands near the Big Chico Creek Ecological Preserve and Forest Ranch, and 248 acres near Phoenix Hill along Forbestown Road close to the communities of Oroville and Hurleton in Butte County.
An environmental analysis with more information about the proposed projects is available for review at https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/admin/project/2021861/510. Comments are welcomed before December 1.
Comments can be submitted electronically by using the “participate now” link at the BLM planning website above. They can also be mailed to Bureau of Land Management, Redding Field Office, 6640 Lockheed Drive, Redding, CA 96002, attention: Chad Endicott or emailed to cendicott@blm.gov.
The BLM is working closely with the Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve and CAL FIRE to improve fire resiliency on lands that have been impacted by wildfires over the past 10 years. The environmental analysis was prepared in collaboration between the Butte County Resource and Conservation District, the BLM Redding Field Office, and CAL FIRE to analyze and disclose effects from the proposed hazardous fuels reduction, prescribed burning, and wildland health treatments on BLM-managed public lands.
More information is available by contacting the BLM Redding Field Office at 530-224-2100.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.