On July 26th at approximately 5:25 PM, a vegetation fire was reported near the upper end of Centerville Road. Initially estimated at just ¼ to ½ acre with a moderate rate of spread, the fire could have escalated quickly. Thanks to the swift response from CAL FIRE, who deployed both retardant aircraft and ground crews, […]
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On Tuesday, August 12, 2025, the Butte County Collaborative Group’s August tour was hosted by Northern California Regional Land Trust (NCRLT) on their Deer Creek Preserve. The tour was well attended by community members, agencies, and organizations working in Butte County on forest health, restoration, and wildfire safety projects. The 600-acre Deer Creek Preserve north
The Butte County Fire Safe Council (BCFSC) is seeking 1-4 contractors(s) to provide forest restoration services for the USFS Magalia Piling Project throughout the community of Magalia. The successful contractor(s) will be required to enter into contract with BCFSC for the services requested in this Request for Proposals (RFP) after award. A contractor submitting a
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Last week, our BCFSC Executive Director Taylor Nilsson was featured on the nationally recognized “Life with Fire” podcast, sharing insights on community wildfire resilience and recovery as the third and final episode of their Community Wildfire Resilience Series. Hosted by Amanda Monthei, the Life with Fire podcast explores how humans can better coexist with fire
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As wildfire season approaches, managing vegetation around your home is more important than ever. If you live in the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) in Butte County, you have an excellent opportunity to safely and responsibly dispose of green waste for free this summer. What is the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI)? The WUI refers to areas
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“This burn will reduce hazardous fuels, support native plant regeneration, and enhance habitat complexity — ultimately helping forests withstand drought, pests, and climate stress,…..By lowering wildfire intensity, prescribed fire reduces long-term smoke and carbon emissions, improves the survival of mature trees, and preserves ecological function for future generations.” – Taylor Nilsson, BCFSC Executive Director “Living
Broadcast Burning on PUSD Triangle Download PDF with Map: Broadcast Burning Off of Tika Ln. – Completed 4/10/2025 Download PDF with Map:
“With the scorched trees from the Thompson Fire visible from where we were sitting, the group was eager to participate and take steps to improve their wildfire safety in the future, as well as restore the many acres that burned at high severity in the fire,” – Lauren DeTerra We’re proud to spotlight an incredible
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For the upcoming weeks, we are grateful that conditions may allow for a pile burning project for community safety in the Paradise area. This project will focus on burning forest understory piles to reduce hazardous fuels and restore healthy fire ecology. Ignitions have begun and will last approximately 2 weeks pending weather conditions. This carefully
The Sierra Nevada Conservancy and the CalFire CCI WUI Wide Grant co-funded the Park Fire Restoration Project, in the Big Chico Creek Canyon, where we successfully treated approximately 186 acres. The project’s primary goal was to prevent sediment erosion from reaching Big Chico Creek at the canyon’s base. This creek is one of the last
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Concow – Then and Now - Lessons of Wildfire Recovery Bus Tour 03-06-2025 On Thursday, March 6th, 40 residents, natural resource management partners and local representatives from Butte County and beyond boarded a tour bus to visit the communities of Concow and Yankee Hill. This tour, hosted by the Butte County Fire Safe Council (BCFSC) was
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The Butte County Fire Safe Council completed a 113-acre fuels reduction project in the Cohasset Community using mastication to create a shaded fuel break after the Park Fire. The project followed standard forest health practices and spacing guidelines to remove excess vegetation, reduce wildfire risks, and improve fire resilience. Mastication effectively treated the area by
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This season, good fire, in the form of broadcast burns and pile burning, will be part of the Butte County Fire Safe Council’s forest health resilience efforts in Magalia. Through spring 2025, Paradise Ridge residents can expect to see smoke from these healthy prescribed burns or pile burning on the Upper Ridge. All burning is
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