BLM Ukiah Field Office reopens portions of popular recreation areas after County Fire
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UKIAH, Calif. – The Bureau of Land Management Ukiah Field Office is re-opening the Knoxville Recreation Area and portions of the Cache Creek Management Area, as the County Fire no longer poses a public safety risk in these areas.
All BLM-managed public land in the Knoxville Recreation Area has been re-opened to the public, including the Knoxville Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area, Northside Staging Area and Hunting Creek Campground. The Knoxville Recreation Area encompasses roughly 24,000 acres of public land in Lake, Napa and Yolo counties.
The BLM has re-opened the western and central portions of the Cache Creek Management Area, which include the Cowboy Camp Equestrian Area; Redbud, Judge Davis and High Bridge trailheads; Cache Creek Ridge, Perkins Creek Ridge and Langs Peak trails; Cache Creek; Cache Creek Wilderness Area and the Buck Island Rafting Area.
The southeast portion of the Cache Creek Management Area, along County Road 40 from the intersection of State Route 16 to the McLaughlin Mine, east of Davis Creek Reservoir, remains closed as CAL FIRE continues fire suppression repairs. This closure includes BLM-managed Frog Pond, Blue Ridge and Fiske Creek trails.
The Ukiah Field Office, working in conjunction with CAL FIRE, closed public lands starting on July 3, due to the proximity of the County Fire, which has burned more than 90,000 acres, including roughly 10,500 acres of BLM-managed public land, primarily within the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument.
CAL FIRE has been fighting the wildland fire with assistance from numerous federal, state and local agencies, including the BLM’s Folsom Lake Veteran’s Hand Crew and the Diamond Mountain Interagency Hotshots. Current information is available at http://www.fire.ca.gov/current_incidents/incidentdetails/Index/2101 or by calling the Ukiah Field Office at 707-468-4000.
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.