Monday Top of the Scroll: NorCal water agency leads ‘unprecedented’ effort to douse wildfire risk
To the north of the Yuba Watershed, the Dixie Fire has burned nearly a million acres. To the south, the Caldor Fire has destroyed hundreds of homes as it continues to burn near South Lake Tahoe. Meanwhile, the Yuba Water Agency is leading an effort to avoid similar catastrophic fire by focusing on a plan to treat 275,000 acres in the Yuba Watershed.
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