POINT ARENA, Calif. — The Bureau of Land Management, Ukiah Field Office, plans to conduct prescribed fire operations in the Point Arena – Stornetta Unit of the California Coastal National Monument in Mendocino County. Pile-burn operations could start as soon as Oct. 1, and may continue periodically through the fall, winter and spring. Prescribed fire operations will take place only when weather and fuel moistures allow for safe and successful burning.

The BLM Ukiah Field Office has been conducting hazardous tree felling and conifer abatement treatments in the unit since 2021.

“The BLM is committed to keeping public landscapes healthy and productive; pile burning is the next step in the progression of treatments that are designed to provide for public safety, reduce hazardous fuels for wildfire, and restore areas of coastal prairie from conifer encroachment,” said California Coastal National Monument Manager Leisyka Parrott.

Situated along the rugged Mendocino County coastline adjacent to the town of Point Arena, the Point Arena-Stornetta unit offers spectacular views of coastal bluffs, sea arches, the estuary of the Garcia River, and sandy beaches and dunes with eight miles of paths. More information is available from the BLM Ukiah Field Office at 707-468-4000. Updates will be provided by the BLM through the BLM California Fire Information Facebook and Twitter.