"The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District will be burning vegetation in the Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve through mid-March to improve fire resiliency. The district is conducting about 50 pile burns to reduce combustible vegetation without having to haul material offsite. The fires will be lit in the mornings in closed areas of the preserve. Crews will monitor the burns throughout the day and make sure they are fully extinguished by evening. Ash and char from the pile burns return essential nutrients to the soil."
"Public trails will not be impacted, but smoke may be visible during Mondays through Thursdays until all the piles have been burned. "These pile burns are a vital step in building more resilient open space lands," said Midpen General Manager Ana Ruiz in a release. "By carefully returning fire to the landscape, we are doing our part to increase the land's resilience to wildfires and mimic the natural processes that the local ecosystem relies on to thrive.""
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District will burn vegetation in Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve through mid-March to improve fire resiliency. The district will conduct about 50 pile burns to reduce combustible vegetation without hauling material offsite. Burns will be lit in the mornings in closed areas and crews will monitor them throughout the day, ensuring full extinguishment by evening. Public trails will remain open but smoke may be visible Mondays through Thursdays. Ash and char return nutrients to the soil and some fire-following seeds such as red maids, soaproot, mariposa lily, island manzanita and chamise require heat or smoke to germinate. Trained biological monitors, placement in open grassland, and strict wind, temperature, humidity and air-quality requirements guide operations. The Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for the Stars of Los Gatos Awards, with winners recognized at a March 28 gala.
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