Balch Park and Blue Ridge Road Fuels Management and Hazard Tree Mitigation Project

Remove fire‑damaged hazard trees along Balch Park and Blue Ridge Roads to protect public safety, maintain emergency access, and reduce fuels post‑2020 Castle Fire, using georeferenced hazard‑tree mapping; ~700 acres covered, supported by FEMA PW‑550.

Location

Project occurs along Balch Park and Blue Ridge Roads in Tulare County, California, spanning high‑elevation forested terrain near Battle Mountain, Pine Creek, and the North Fork Tule River within the southern Sierra Nevada.

Project timeline

NEPA / regulatory detail