Cal Fire Begins Weeks of Burning Along Highway 101 in Mendocino County

CAL FIRE gearing up to conduct 516 acre controlled burn at Bengard Ranch

According to CAL FIRE, the prescribed burn aims to promote natural regeneration, enhance wildlife habitat, and protect watershed values. It also seeks to reduce vegetation to lower the risk of catastrophic wildfires by reducing fuels.

Cal Fire begins weeks of burning along Highway 101 in Mendocino County

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection this week began the first of many prescribed burns expected to be held this month along Highway 101 in Mendocino County. In a press release, the Mendocino Unit of Cal Fire announced that it would be conducting a vegetation management prescribed burn along Highway 101 throughout the month of June, starting south of Ukiah and finishing south of Willits. The first burn began Monday along Hwy…