The Modoc Resource Conservation District (MRCD) in partnership with the Modoc Fire Safe Council (MFSC) proposes to implement a 3.4-mile roadside shaded fuels reduction treatment along The North Overland Road within the eastern portion of the California Pines Community subdivision which consists of 55,000 acres. This project will have a fuel reduction treatment includes hand thinning using chain saws, chipping and mastication within 100ft. of each side of the road. Contractor crews will thin trees to the minimum of 10'x10'ft spacing while targeting larger trees for retention. Dead and dying trees; small trees; shrubs; and other surface fuels pruned to eliminate ladder fuels and general fuel buildup. Material generated by this fuel treatment will be processed using a variety of practices including a 14" chipper, pile burning and mastication.

This project is part of a larger effort of fuels reduction in the Rush Creek Watershed through a larger collaboration that includes MRCD, Modoc National Forest, Pit RCD, Modoc Fire Safe Council, Sierra Pacific Industries, W.M. Beaty & Assoc., and California Deer Association. By implementing these fuel break projects, the MRCD will improve the effectiveness of wildfire mitigation and structure protection on private land within SRA, all within the High Hazard Severity Zone. This project directly affects approximately 150 structures/homes located in the central and east section of CalPines.

This projects also proposes to develop an Absentee Landowner Outreach program for those landowners in the community of CalPines. Outreach materials will be developed and mitigation funding and resources will be identified for the purpose of increasing knowledge and awareness that could be used to reduce the total number of wildland fire and acres burned.