The Shasta Valley RCD, acting through the Siskiyou PBA, will broadcast burn approximately 1000 acres by the end of 2028, completing already planned and partially implemented (thinned/piled/pile burned) forest health improvement projects throughout Siskiyou County. A collection of approximately 20,000 acres of previously, partially treated areas exist, having been completed using a variety of forest health and fuels reduction programs. To attain the greatest benefit, these acres need to be broadcast burned. Prior challenges to broadcast burning (lack of resources to support burning on smaller private parcels, lack of availability of reasonable liability insurance for burning) have been addressed through developing markets/volunteer skills to provide burning resources, and creation of state-sponsored liability coverage. This project will filter the pool of partially treated acres and identify priority areas for permit development and ultimately broadcast burning.

Capacity - Data and Planning, Climate Action - Adaptation, Climate Action - Carbon Sequestration and Storage, Climate Action - Emissions Reduction, Community Health and Safety - Smoke, Ecosystem Conservation and Restoration - Conservation Planning, Ecosystem Conservation and Restoration - Land Acquisition & Protection, Ecosystem Conservation and Restoration - Tribal Ecocultural Restoration, Fire Resilient Forests - Beneficial Fire Capacity, Fire Resilient Forests - Fuel Management, Fire Resilient Forests - Tribal Cultural Fire

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1000 acres