Shasta Valley Resource Conservation District

The intent of this project is to create a fuel break along Interstate 5 on Caltrans land to decrease fire danger to the Dunsmuir and Mount Shasta Communities

This strategic ridge fuel break will help protect the towns of Yreka and Hawkinsville from wildfires by reducing fire behavior and aiding fire suppression efforts. The project will reduce hazardous fuels on over 200 acres of private property between Humbug Road and Long Gulch Road north of Yreka.

The McKinley Scott Fuel Reduction Project is a cross boundary fuel reduction project that will treat over 2,000 acres of forest in the Scott Bar Mountains. The unique partnership includes the Klamath National Forest, Michigan-California Timber Company, Acer Klamath Forest LLC, Oregon State University, and Siskiyou County, SVRCD. The project will reduce fuels on a strategic ridgeline on the lands…

The Black Butte fuel break was designed to reduce fire danger on Michigan California Timber Company lands adjacent to the Union Pacific Right of Way. The project is located adjacent to the City of Weed and was designed in conjunction with CAL FIRE and MCTC to help protect residents and the forest in the event of a wildfire starting within the railroad corridor.

The Dunsmuir fuel break was designed to create a more fire safe condition along CalTrans Right of Way lands adjacent to Interstate 5 and reduce wildfire risk to the City of Dunsmuir. SVRCD implmented the project in partnership with CalFire, the City of Dunsmuir, the Dunsmuir Fire Department, the Dunsmuir Fire Safe Council, and CalTrans.