Had a good day of burning in the foothills of Butte County today. We got started about 1200. We could have used a little wind. Barely got any wind at all, just 1mph upslope winds after 2pm.
Temps were in the 60s, and RHs were between 25-30%. Fire carried well in taller grass on south-facing slopes, and in deeper maple and pine needle litter on shady slopes. Didn’t carry very well in live oak litter or shady grass. We blacklined a 70 acre unit, and the crew will jackpot the burnable portions of the interior in next two days. Good participation from CSU, Chico Reserves, Firestorm, the Watershed Center in Hayfork, Cal Fire, Plumas Firesafe Council, Feather River RCD, Butte County RCD, UC Cooperative Extension, Deer Creek Resources, and Terra Fuego.
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