US Forest Service Completes First Phase of CLERC-Funded Roadside Hazard Tree Removal Project

​After being severely impacted by the 2018 River Fire, the US Forest Service began looking for partners to help restore the land within the Mendocino National Forest. CLERC stepped up and worked with the staff at the Upper Lake Ranger District to include roadside hazard tree abatement on federal lands as part of the Lake County Hazardous Fuel Reduction Project – Phase 1.

Drone photo showing roadside hazard tree abatement work completed as part of the Lake County Hazardous Fuel Reduction Project - Phase 1

​The scope of work for this portion of the project includes 500 acres of roadside hazard tree abatement in areas burned in wildfire. The goals of the project include improved ingress/egress, reduction of roadside fuel loading, and creation of fuel breaks to slow the spread of future wildfires.

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