March 10, 2021
The Department of Fish and Game in coordination with Idaho Department of Lands, Bureau of Land Management and University of Idaho will be conducting a small 40 acre prescribed burn in the Billy Creek area of the Craig Mountain Wildlife Management Area.
The burn will take place the week of March 15th, pending acceptable weather.
The purpose of the burn has many objectives including; fire effects monitoring, herbicide weed control trials, fine fuel reduction, habitat maintenance, habitat monitoring and wildlife use monitoring.
The prescribed burn will serve as a “test” for future large scale winter prescribed burns to help improve habitat for deer, elk and other mitigation species.
it stopped being a road as tons of mud, rocks and trees have slid down this hillside. we came this evening and found a resident that just happened to be taken video when one of the slides occurred. oh, no. oh my god we better move. scary, very scary. we thought the building was going to come down. the county employees and the two sheriffs all turned and ran down the street. reporter: ktvu showed the extent of the slide, about 200 feet wide. it happened this morning with just one tree and some mud coming down. but then it continued throughout the day. around 2:30, the bulk of the hill came down, effectively blocking the road. it was just trembling, rumbling just really deafening sound as the trees and the rocks just kept rolling and it was very scary. reporter: there is no way for residents to drive out. a sensed a power outage up here. i already had ice and my wood burning stove. you want to start laughing, what else can you do. it s massive. reporter: the
community of scots valley. ktvu s lloyd lacuesta is there right now with the latest report and the latest information. reporter: julie, i am on nelson road where you can see it stopped being a road as tons of mud, rocks and trees have slid down this hillside. we came this evening and found a resident that just happened to be taken video when one of the slides occurred. oh, no. oh my god we better move. scary, very scary. we thought the building was going to come down. the county employees and the two sheriffs all turned and ran down the street. reporter: ktvu showed the extent of the slide, about 200 feet wide. it happened this morning with just one tree and some mud coming down. but then it continued throughout the day. around 2:30, the bulk of the hill came down, effectively blocking the road. it was just trembling, rumbling just really deafening sound as the trees and the rocks just kept rolling and it was very scary. reporter: there is no way for residents