Monterey County Fair - Information Booth - 9/3 and 9/4
Posted 8/27/2010


If you are at the Monterey County Fair September 3rd or 4th, please stop by the Fort Ord Environmental Cleanup Booth (actually, we are in a tent). This is a great opportunity to ask your questions about the Fort Ord cleanup. Please stop by to say hello and meet some of the people who work on the cleanup project. Call (831)393-1284 for details.

For more information about the fair, go to
www.montereycountyfair.com

Melissa Broadston
Fort Ord Cleanup Community Involvement
831-393-1284
Melissa.Broadston@us.army.mil

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Blacklining Operations Concluded for Week of August 30, May Resume (Weather Permitting) After September 7
Posted 8/26/2010

Today's (September 2) blacklining operations are now complete. No additional blackling operations are scheduled through and including September 7. Weather permitting, operations may be resumed September 8th.

There are no prescribed burns scheduled through and including Saturday, September 4.

What is blacklining?
Over the last month, vegetation has been cut to serve as fuel breaks for the 2010 burn units. Blacklining operations (burning of cut and chipped vegetation debris) are planned for burn units 32 and 34. These areas must be burned to reduce the risk of a wildfire and promote the regrowth of maritime chaparral. Over a period of several days, fire management personnel will use a hand-held device (see photo) to burn the vegetation debris that remains after the area was cut. These burn operations are being conducted by the Presidio of Monterey Fire Department and have been coordinated with the Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District.

Today's (September 2) blacklining operation is complete. The Fire Department officials are now monitoring the area where blacklining operations occured.

NOTE: During blacklining operations, there is no impact to commuter traffic. The blacklining is being conducted in the back country of Fort Ord in an area with vehicle access restrictions.

Do you use Fort Ord as hiker, biker, or horseback rider?
-Several of the trails near the Bureau of Land Management offices will be closed during blacklining operations. Please be aware of posted signs and barricades.


For questions, please call Melissa Broadston at 1-800-852-9699

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Digging and Hauling Soil on Fort Ord Continues
Posted 7/15/2010
Riding or walking on the paved roads near Fort Ord's Parker Flats area and see truck traffic?

Some residents of Del Rey Oaks, upper Seaside and Ord Military Community (Fitch and Marshall Parks), students and faculty at California State University Monterey Bay as well as students using the York School athletic fields may see continued Fort Ord truck traffic over the next few months.

Click here to view the fact sheet including a map and schedule.

Contact:
Melissa Broadston
Fort Ord Cleanup Community Involvement
831-393-1284 or email Melissa.Broadston@us.army.mil

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The Fort Ord prescribed burn season begins July 1, 2009.
Posted 6/15/2010
Despues del 1 de julio del 2010, el Ejercito pretende llevar a cabo una o mas quemas programadas en el antiguo Fort Ord.

***There are no prescribed burns scheduled through and including September 4.***

Register with the Direct Notification Program to be notified when a prescribed burn is imminent, and when a prescribed burn is started. Direct notification will be provided by telephone or email for anyone who wants to receive such notification. Check this website or call 1-800-852-9699 for periodic updates.

If you registered for the direct notification program in 2009 or prior years, you must re-register for the program in 2010. Community members can register for this program or update existing contact information by either calling the toll free number or by completing the Direct Notification Program registration form. Go to
http://www.fortordcleanup.com/burnprogram to download the registration form or for additional details on the program. The Army will use your contact information only to provide prescribed burn update information.

Registration forms can be sent to:
Base Realignment and Closure Field Office
Fort Ord Prescribed Burn Direct Notification Program
P.O. Box 5008
Monterey, CA 93944-5008
FAX: (831) 393-9188

Questions? Call Melissa Broadston, Fort Ord Cleanup Community Involvement at 831-393-1284
Email: Melissa.Broadston@us.army.mil

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