Prescribed burn operations planned at Shiloh Ranch Regional Park

June 16, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SANTA ROSA, CA – Sonoma County Regional Parks in partnership with Audubon Canyon Ranch’s Fire Forward program and California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit, is planning a prescribed burn at Shiloh Ranch Regional Park on June 17. Fire crews will burn approximately 11 acres starting as early as 8 a.m. and continuing throughout the day.  Smoke may be visible around the area throughout the day. This is a permitted prescribed burn; please avoid calling 9-1-1 to report smoke and fire in the prescribed areas.

The burn will take place surrounding the parking lot off Faught Road. The park will be closed, and closure signs will be posted. For updates on this and other Regional Parks prescribed burns, download the Watch Duty app and:

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Prescribed burns are carefully planned and must meet strict criteria for ecological benefit, weather parameters, smoke management and fire safety guidelines. (The planned date is subject to last-minute changes due to these considerations.) When all conditions are met, trained wildland firefighters conduct the burn while monitoring the set criteria, fire behavior and designated fire control lines.

These prescribed burns have been planned and coordinated with the Bay Area Air Quality Management District to minimize the smoke impacts on surrounding communities.

About Sonoma County Regional Parks
Sonoma County Regional Parks provides essential opportunities for people to connect with nature. Regional Parks contributes to the vibrancy and well-being of our community by expanding access to recreation experiences, serving as responsible stewards of cultural and natural resources and ensuring that our parks are clean, safe and welcoming. Learn more at SonomaCountyParks.org.
 
About Audubon Canyon Ranch and Fire Forward®  
Audubon Canyon Ranch (ACR), is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit environmental conservation and education organization in the San Francisco Bay Area that has partnered with communities since 1960 to study, understand, and steward natural places. It’s mission is to connect nature, people, and science for a more resilient world.  Fire Forward is a prescribed fire and ecosystem stewardship capacity-building program of Audubon Canyon Ranch. Learn more at egret.org, or on Instagram: @auduboncanyonranch, and @fire.forward.

This project is supported in large part by Parks for all - Measure M.  For more information on how Regional Parks uses low-intensity prescribed fire as a landscape management tool, visit SoCoParks.org/Fire.

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Contact Information:

Ariana Reguzzoni
Marketing and Communications
Sonoma County Regional Parks
Cell: 510-209-4132 ariana.reguzzoni@sonoma-county.org

Wendy Coy
Audubon Canyon Ranch
Director of Communications
Cell: 707-596-3761 wendy.coy@egret.org

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