The Carson Ranger District has delayed pile burning in the Little Valley Fuels Reduction Project area near Washoe City until more favorable weather conditions, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The pile burning was to begin today.
Burning will continue today in the Arrowhawk Fuels Reduction Project located in the Mount Rose area off of Timberline Road near Whites Creek.
The project area is in Washoe Valley about two miles west of Washoe City and 15 miles south of Reno. Pile burning was to begin today but windy conditions from cold fronts are moving into the region.
According to the Forest Service, roughly 30 acres of pile burning is planned in the Arrowhawk Fuels Reduction Project area five miles west of Reno. Burning will occur in the Mount Rose area near Timberline Road in the Thomas Creek and Whites Creek areas. Around 60 acres of piles will be burned in the North Washoe Valley Fuels Reduction Project area, 10 miles south of Reno. The piles are located behind the Chocolate Nugget Candy Factory west of Interstate 580. An additional 160 acres of piles will be burned in the Little Valley Fuels Reduction area near Washoe Valley about two miles west of Washoe City, Nevada and 15 miles south of Reno.
