Caltrans plow working on Highway 4 in the forest
Sonora, CA – While many may be excited to head up to the Stanislaus National Forest and play in the nearly seven feet of snow, forest officials are requesting visitors refrain from doing that for the next few days as crews are assessing damage from recent windy, wet storms.
Forest spokesperson Diana Fredlund cautions, “Our biggest concern for folks is whether or not they’ll be able to travel safely because some of these roads may be unplowed. Even if they are plowed the roads are probably going to be slippery and still have some snow on them. So, we are encouraging folks to stay away.”
Stanislaus National Forest
Tuolumne County, CA – The wet weather helped to halt the flames of the Abernathy Fire burning just west of Camp Mather, on the Groveland Ranger District of the Stanislaus National Forest.
One hundred percent contained was reached around eleven this morning, reported forest spokesperson Diana Fredlund. She adds crews have gone from mopping up to patrol status, explaining, “Now it’s in patrol status they feel comfortable that it [the fire] will stay in between the containment lines. The difference between the mop-up and patrol status is that mop up still has active firework while patrol is just keeping an eye on it and checking for hotspots.”
Wildfire west of Yosemite, near Camp Mather, grows to 70 acres
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A wildfire broke out in Stanislaus National Forest near Yosemite National Park on Jan 19, 2021.PG&E Webcam
A wildfire ignited in the Stanislaus National Forest west of Yosemite on Tuesday had grown to 70 acres as of 4 p.m. and was producing heavy amounts of smoke, officials said.
The Abernathy Fire spread in a forested area west of Camp Mather, a camp that hundreds of San Francisco families enjoy every summer, in the Groveland Ranger District amid high winds. We expect as the winds die down the danger will decrease, said Diana Fredlund, a spokesperson for the Stanislaus National Forest.
Prescribed fire near Pinecrest
Sonora, CA The Stanislaus National Forest has several burn piles ignited today as part of its prescribed fire efforts.
The forest aims to conduct prescribed burns, and do pile burning, during the cooler and drier months in order to improve the health of the forest.
Spokesperson Diana Fredlund says burning is underway today in the Summit/Mi-Wok Ranger District on the Pinecrest Fuelbreak located west of Pinecrest Lake Road, and near Crabtree Road. Smoke has been visible in the area (photo taken along Mono Way). In the Groveland District there is burning at Femmon’s Meadow near Jawbone Ridge. On the Calaveras Ranger District there is burning near Sand Flat Campground and Camp Wolfeboro.