BLM takes measures to improve public safety and wildfire resilience on the Middle Creek Trail
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REDDING, Calif. – The Bureau of Land Management will be limiting public access to the Middle Creek recreational trail, starting Monday, March 28, through April, from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, while work is underway to improve public safety, wildfire resilience and landscape health. The trail will be fully open before and after working hours and on weekends.
“Our crews will be using heavy equipment, chainsaws and trucks during the project,” said Jennifer Mata, manager of the BLM Redding Field Office. “This work will reduce risk from trees that could fall and will remove fuels such as small trees and brush that could feed and intensify a wildfire.”
Mata said crews will begin working from the Iron Mountain Trailhead and work their way eastward toward the Sacramento River Rail Trail. The public access restriction will be in place in the immediate area where work is underway. The areas will be posted with signs.
Mata noted there are abundant recreational trail opportunities in areas near the Sacramento River, and in other BLM-managed areas such as the Swasey Recreation Area in west Redding. She advised those planning to use the Middle Creek Trail during the project to look at other options.
More information is available by contacting the BLM Redding Field Office, 530-224-2100.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.