Controlled burn scheduled in San Simeon
Smoke may be visible during operations
–California State Parks will be burning slash piles within the Monterey Pine Forest at Hearst San Simeon State Park between April 4 and April 8. Smoke may be visible during burning operations or from smoldering piles.
The burn will take place in the Monterey pine forest surrounding the San Simeon Campground and upper Washburn Campground.
This project will remove slash piles created as a result of forest management. As part of the forest management, dead trees are felled and the slash is put into piles for later burning to remove the fuel. Drought and the Pine Pitch Canker disease have killed a large number of trees in the forest, creating a heavy load of dry fuel that contributes to fire threat.
Burning will not occur if a burn ban is in effect or if the weather or brush conditions are not conducive to burning.
