Fuels reduction work with heavy equipment in Auburn Project Lands
AUBURN, Calif. The Auburn area Five-Year Fuels Reduction Project work is on schedule and the Bureau of Reclamation’s contractor, Wildfire Services Group, Inc., has completed several segments of shaded fuel break construction and maintenance work on Auburn Project Lands within the Auburn State Recreation Area in Placer and El Dorado counties.
Since Oct. 2022, fuels reduction work has been completed in accordance with the Five-Year Fuels Reduction Project schedule. Work to remove vegetation to lessen the threat of wildfire has been completed on over 180 acres. Progress includes 65 acres in El Dorado County’s Cool Shaded Fuel Break; 66 acres around Auburn Lake Trails area near Sweetwater Trail; and 50 acres in Placer County at Edgehill Lane on the Auburn Shaded Fuel Break. In early August, Wildfire Services Group began work at a new project location—64 acres in Monte Verde Estates.
Prior to initiating fuels reduction work, Reclamation and Wildfire Services Group coordinated project site access with the El Dorado County Fire Safe Council and the Greater Auburn Area Fire Safe Council. The fire safe councils and registered “Firewise USA” neighborhoods have been critically important partners with coordinating access to Auburn Project Lands behind these neighborhoods.
No recreational trail closures are expected to occur during the continuing fuels management work. For additional information contact Elizabeth Dyer at 916-537-7061 (TTY 800-877-8339) or elizabethdyer@usbr.gov.
