Notice of Fuels Reduction: Paradise - South Paradise Blue Oaks Project
BCFSC, in collaboration with CAL FIRE and California Climate Investments, will carry out fuels reduction through hand thinning in the Blue Oak Terrace community south of Paradise.
To enhance public safety and reduce hazardous fuels in Paradise, the Butte County Fire Safe Council (BCFSC), in collaboration with CAL FIRE and California Climate Investments (CCI), will carry out fuels reduction through hand thinning. These efforts aim to decrease the continuity of dense vegetation, improve the health of the land, decrease flammability of the community areas, and accelerate decomposition of treated material within this piece of the Camp Fire burn scar.
The project is strategically located within the Blue Oak Terrace community (south of Paradise and adjacent to Skyway), spanning 50.8 acres of treatment. The location is part of a larger effort to connect previously completed and upcoming projects to improve overall community safety. Understory vegetation will be reduced in two phases to establish a community fuel break, the first of which is hand thinning. Phase 1 work began in mid-December and will continue until the project is completed in March 2026. Phase 2 will begin in late spring.
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.