NEWS RELEASES
Prescribed Burn For Ash Mountain Begins
Editor's Note: This news item was retrieved and first published through The National Park Service's website.
NPS reports that a prescribed burn for Ash Mountain began Thursday, June 20, and will continue through Sunday, June 23 in the foothills of Sequoia National Park, near the entrance to the park. The areas scheduled for treatment are in the hottest part of the parks. Prescribed burning in the parks’ foothills ecosystem reduces concentrations of fine fuels such as exotic grasses around infrastructure, thereby reducing the risk of wildfires later in the season.
The smoke generated by prescribed burning also promotes oak health and acorn production. Stated in a press release by burn boss Cristian Lopez, “We’re doing this burn later in the season than we have in previous years because of the long, rainy spring,” Cristian. “It took time for annual grasses to cure enough that we’ll be able to meet the objectives for the burn. With so much growth as a result of the rain, it’s extra-important for us to reduce fuels as wildfire season starts to pick up.”
Find updated information on the burn at the Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park website.
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