The Union Democrat: Fuel breaks touted as first priority for historic Stanislaus National Forest project
Mechanical fuel reduction treatments to create more than 6,000 acres of strategically located fuel breaks near Highway 108 corridor communities have been identified as the highest-priority first step in a massive project to reduce fire threats in the South Fork and Middle Fork Stanislaus watersheds, according to a formal decision signed and dated by the Stanislaus National Forest supervisor on Monday.
