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Cal Fire

A group of goats munch on dry grass as a measure to cut back on fire fuels in the Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve.

University’s Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve Employing Multiple Fire Mitigation Techniques

In the wake of November’s devastating Camp Fire, California State University, Chico’s Ecological Reserves partnered with Cal Fire, Firestorm, and Terra Fuego to conduct a 70-acre prescribed burn at the Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve (BCCER) in recent weeks.

A giant smoke column is seen exploding from flames on a darkened hillside as a wildfire rages out of control.

The Rise of Megafires

As wildfires grow faster, larger, and more deadly every day, alumni and faculty share professional and personal perspectives on what’s happening, why, and how we can respond.