An effort will be made to exclude fire from the drainages that contain heavy fuels. The intent of the project is to burn the star thistle and control the fire from consuming heavy fuels. Within 30 days after completion of the burn project a post burn report will be provided showing the total acreage, volume or tonnage of vegetation actually burned. Smoke dispersal will be evaluated on the morning of and during the burn. Refer to project vicinity map and smoke projection map for more details.
Scheduling depends on the morphological stage in the life cycle of the yellow star thistle.
Scheduling of this project will be coordinated with the ecologist who will monitor the plant morphology. Environmental conditions which are specific to each project area will likely produce a time window that will vary with each project location. The anticipated window for this project is mid May to mid June. In an effort to minimize daily and cumulative air quality impact to the regional area, each project will be scheduled in coordination with AQMD and other local agency burn projects. This project is divided into 6 plots to facilitate management and control.