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SHASTA WEST NEIGHBORHOODS FUEL REDUCTION DAYS
FEBRUARY 28TH and 29TH AND MARCH 27TH and 28TH

Residents of the Shasta West Watersheds, otherwise known as the Rock Cr., Middle Cr., Salt Cr., Canyon Cr., Oregon Gulch, and Olney Cr. watersheds, have an opportunity again this year to dispose of woody material trimmed from home yards during fuel reduction efforts. If you aren't sure if you live in the watersheds, the major streets in the area are Rock Creek Road, Middle Creek Road, Iron Mountain Road, Victoria Drive, Mule Town Road, Swayze Drive, Lower Springs Road, Placer Road, and Texas Springs Road.

This is an opportunity to reduce the wildfire danger in your area. Bring your woody yard trimmings to the intersection of Swasey Drive and Gas House Hill Road on February 28th and 29th or March 27th and 28th and help the Shasta West Watersheds become fire safe.

Western Shasta Resource Conservation District (WSRCD) with a grant from The National Park Service is offering an opportunity for Fuel Reduction Days from 9:00 A.M. until 4:00 P.M., February 28thand 29th , and March 27th and 28th. The site for disposing of the woody yard trimmings will be the intersection of Swasey Drive and Gas House Hill Road. The RCD will have its chipper on site to chip material brought to the site on those days (February 28th and 29th , and March 27th and 28th).

Many residents of Shasta West have expressed concern for the amount of fuel built up in their neighborhoods and around their homes. There is also concern for disposing of limbs and trees that have fallen from the unusually heavy snowfall this winter. WSRCD is offering the opportunity for residents to dispose of the woody material they have trimmed from their yards, by providing a chipper to chip the material. This is an opportunity to dispose of the woody material without burning it and impacting air quality in the Redding Basin.

Creating defensible space around a home by removing brush and trimming trees is the first line of defense a resident can do to protect their property. CDF has developed fire safe criteria, and thisinformation is available from them at 875 West Cypress Avenue, Redding or from the Shasta County Fire Safe Council web site: http://www.shastacountyfiresafecouncil.org/FireSafeTips.html.

Material acceptable for chipping includes brush and tree trimmings only. NO grass, leaves, soil, or garbage will be accepted. They will not go through the chipper! Do NOT bring in material that has been raked, as this material can't be put through the chipper either.

This is the third year a neighborhood fuels clean-up day project has been offered in the Shasta West area. In 2002, the response was so great WSRCD has secured the funding from the National Park Service to conduct the program again this year.

For additional information please call Jack Bramhall, Assistant Projects Manager, Western Shasta Resource Conservation District, at 530-365-7332 X 213.