Fire as seen from the Alert Tahoe Wildfire Cameras Friday
The fires burning in the Beckwourth Complex have now consumed 24,525 acres and it is 11 percent contained.
The Sugar Fire within the Complex had significant fire growth yesterday (approx. 10,000 acres). SW wind alignment (plume dominated) and receptive fuels were the contributing factors of fire spread and intensity. Fire behavior included wind driven runs, group torching and long-range spotting. The weather will become hotter and dryer with a forecasted heat wave this weekend. Fuel moistures remain critically low, and relative humidities as low as 10%.
The fire remained active all night, progressing east towards Adam’s Peak where it crossed the escarpment west of Doyle. The fire is burning around the Frenchman Lake with numerous spot fires on the eastern side of the lake. Crews conducted strategic firing operations for structure protection north of Frenchman Lake. Fire is pushing to Dixie Lookout to the north. Firefight
Storm Tracker Forecast: Cloudy but toasty end to your work week
Toasty temperatures are on the way for your Friday afternoon, but we ll have a drop in temperatures on the way for your weekend. There will also be a chance for showers in a limited portion of our region, and stronger winds will bring a return of elevated fire danger.
Posted: Apr 30, 2021 6:07 AM
Updated: Apr 30, 2021 8:10 AM
Posted By: Cort Klopping
Make sure to dress for another toasty afternoon across northern California as you re getting ready to head out the door this morning. High pressure is still bringing the dominant influence to our forecast today, but thin clouds have already spread across our region as an area of low pressure approaches the Pacific Northwest. The thin blanket of clouds has helped to keep our temperatures very mild overnight. Valley and foothill areas are starting out in the 50 s to 60 s, and our mountain zones are in the 30 s to 40 s at 5am. We ll continue to have thin clouds overhead
Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians receives grants for climate and clean energy projects
Lake County News reports
19 January 2021
LAKEPORT, Calif. – As part of a statewide effort to address climate change, the Scotts Valley Energy Co. – a business enterprise of the Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians – was awarded a Tribal Government Challenge Planning Grant to create a bioenergy feasibility toolkit to assist other tribes and businesses in determining energy resiliency needs and provide another tool for wildfire mitigation efforts.
The Scotts Valley Energy Co., or SVEC, is bringing the first bioenergy/biochar production facility to its tribal lands in Lake County, said Tribal Chairman Shawn Davis.