For starters, agency project manager Willie Whittlesey said thinning out this section of forest should mean less debris — branches and downed trees — washing down the North Yuba River, which runs from the project area down to the agency’s New Bullards Bar reservoir. And if the project prevents fires in the area, it should cut down on the amount of soil that washes into the river and its tributaries, as hillsides are more prone to erosion after fires.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 01, 2018 09:56 UTC