Notice of Fuels Reduction: Forest Ranch - Platt Mountain Community Project

To mitigate the risk of wildfire, protect water resources, and improve overall forest health in Forest Ranch, the Butte County Fire Safe Council (BCFSC), in collaboration with CAL FIRE and California Climate Investments (CCI), will carry out fuels reduction through mastication, hand cutting, lop and scattering, and hand piling. These efforts aim to decrease dense vegetation, restore forest health, and improve watershed resilience, ultimately supporting the long-term goal of reintroducing beneficial fire in the form of pile burns.

The project is strategically located along Platt Mountain Road and across Deer Creek Highway, spanning 110 acres of treatment. The location is part of a larger effort to connect previously completed and upcoming projects to improve overall community safety and reliability of evacuation routes. Understory vegetation will be reduced through mechanical mastication and hand cutting to establish a community fuel break. Additionally, hand-cut and pile units will be strategically placed across the slopes of Butte Creek Canyon to ensure the fuel load is effectively reduced through planned prescribed fire. Work began in mid-December and will continue until the project is completed in 2026.

The Butte County Fire Safe Council is a grassroots non-profit organization that implements a variety of fuels reduction and forest health projects in operation around Butte County including Forbestown, Berry Creek, Forest Ranch, Cohasset, Paradise, Big Chico Creek Canyon, and Oroville Foothills. More information can be found on BCFSC's website at buttefiresafe.net, on Facebook, or by calling our office at (530) 877-0984.

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Funding for Butte County Forest Resilience and Restoration Project was provided by CAL FIRE's Forest Health Program, as part of California Climate Investments. For more information, visit caclimateinvestments.ca.gov.