Mail Ridge Prescribed Burn Planned This Week

Ft. Seward, CA – September 29, 30 and October 1, 2026 – Briceland Fire, in cooperation with Ft. Seward Ranch and regional partners from members of Southern Humboldt Fire and Rescue, the Humboldt County Prescribed Burn Association and CalFire, will conduct a prescribed burn on the Pepperwood unit along Dyerville Loop Road at Ft. Seward Road. The project will treat approximately 90 acres of oak woodland to improve fire resiliency and support long-term habitat restoration. Operations may extend up to three days, depending on weather and site conditions.

Location: Dyerville Loop Rd @ Ft Seward Rd
Target Acreage: 90 acres
Target Dates: Sept. 29, 30 and Oct. 1
Ignition Time: Approximately 10:00 AM
Lead Agency: Briceland Fire

Smoke may be visible from Highway 101, Miranda, Phillipsville, Weott, and Salmon Creek. Minor traffic impacts on Dyerville Loop Road are possible. While significant smoke impacts are unlikely, some evening drift toward Highway 254 may occur.

The Mail Ridge Wildfire Resilience Project marks the first implementation phase of a larger, landscape-scale effort spanning the 54-mile-long crest of Mail Ridge in Southern Humboldt and northern Mendocino counties. Decades of fire exclusion and past management practices have increased the region’s vulnerability to catastrophic wildfire—threatening forest health, carbon storage, and ecosystem balance. This project is part of a broader effort to restore oak woodland health, reduce hazardous fuels, and improve wildfire resilience across the region.

This project is being led by the Humboldt County Resource Conservation District in collaboration with multiple organizations including Briceland Fire, the Humboldt County Fire Safe Council, Trees Foundation, and Native Health in Native Hands and Hybrid Indigenous Stewardship.

Funding for the Southern Humboldt Forest Health Project is provided by CAL FIRE’s Forest Health Program, as part of California Climate Investments.. California Climate Investments is a statewide program that puts billions of Cap-and-Invest dollars to work reducing GHG emissions, strengthening the economy, and improving public health and the environment – particularly in disadvantaged communities. The Cap-and-Invest program also creates a financial incentive for industries to invest in clean technologies and develop innovative ways to reduce pollution. California Climate Investments projects include affordable housing, renewable energy, public transportation, zero-emission vehicles, environmental restoration, more sustainable agriculture, recycling, and much more. At least 35 percent of these investments are located within and benefiting residents of disadvantaged communities, low- income communities, and low-income households across California.