Work is underway on Phase 1 of the I-5 Corridor Fuels Reduction Project. This is a partnership with the USFS Shasta Lake Ranger District, funded through a Cal Fire Forest Health Grant. For this phase of work, private crews will hand cut and pile hazardous fuels across approximately 874 Acres of Shasta Lake Ranger District Land.  Approximately 700 Acres of treatments in Phase 1 were completed in early 2024 and the remaining acres will be treated in Fall of 2024. 

This is the first phase of a five-year effort to complete fuels reduction across approximately 3,100 acres.

Funding for USFS I-5 Corridor Forest Health Project Phase I was provided by CAL FIRE’s Forest Health Program, as part of California Climate Investments. California Climate Investments, a statewide program that puts billions of Cap-and-Trade dollars to work reducing GHG emissions, strengthening the economy, and improving public health and the environment– particularly in disadvantaged communities. The Cap-and-Trade 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. For more information, visit the California Climate Investments website at:  www.caclimateinvestments.ca.gov.