Fifteen volunteers showed up to clean up debris and litter in Morro Bay after the Fourth of July celebration. The Morro Bay National Estuary Program and CA State Parks co-hosted the event.
Pile burning scheduled Monday at Hearst San Simeon State Park CA State Parks and last updated 2021-02-07 19:19:55-05 Crews will burn nearly 95 brush piles starting Monday, February 7th through next Sunday in the Hearst San Simeon State Park area. Burning may start as early as 7 a.m. and last through 5 p.m. each day, according to state rangers. The burning will take place in the area of the Washburn Campground in the Monterey pine forest. The prescribed burn may also take place in the southern forest east of the northern Moonstone Beach Dr. intersection with Highway 1. Officials say this burn will help reduce fuel loads and fire hazards associated with high fuel density caused by tree mortality.
Estero Bluffs State Park prescribed burn set for Friday CA State Parks and last updated 2021-01-07 18:56:54-05 California State Parks announced Thursday that approximately 126 acres in Estero Bluffs State Park will be burned Friday. Barring unfavorable conditions, the burn will start at 7 a.m. and go until 5 p.m. Trails in the park will be closed during the prescribed burn. The prescribed burn aims to reduce the biomass of introduced weeds, reduce fuel loads, and encourage native grassland species. CAL FIRE and the Air Pollution Control District will work with California State Parks in the burn. If conditions prevent the prescribed burn from happening Friday, the burn may happen Saturday or Sunday instead.