Reduce wildfire risks, protect watershed resources, and improve emergency access across the black mountains of fresno county, california

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management California Region awarded a $200,000 cooperative agreement to Yosemite Sequoia Resource Conservation And Development Council on January 30, 2026, under the BLM Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program Activities (CFDA 15.228).

The recipient will establish shaded fuel breaks and implement standard fuel reduction techniques across the Black Mountains in Fresno County, California, treating 180 total acres including 9.46 acres of federal land. Deliverables include creation of new emergency access routes, reduced wildfire intensity potential, and long-term protection for surrounding communities. The work addresses wildfire risk reduction, watershed resource protection, and improved emergency access, with intended benefits to local communities through increased safety, education, and suppression control, as well as general public recreational use access.

Performance occurs in Oakhurst, California, with a period of performance extending from the award date through March 31, 2028.

Purpose

The purpose of this award is to reduce wildfire risks, protect watershed resources, and improve emergency access across the black mountains of fresno county, california.

Activities

Activities to be performed are establishing shaded fuel breaks, using standard fuel reduction techniques to mitigate wildfire risksexpected deliverables or outcomes: expected deliverables or outcomes are to treat 180 total acres including 9.46 acres of federal land, create new emergency access routes, reduce wildfire intensity potential and long-term protection for the communities surrounding the black mountains.

Intended beneficiaries

Intended beneficiaries include the local communities with increased safety, education and suppression control along with the general public for recreational use.