The Stanislaus National Forest announced it will reopen the majority of its roads, trails and recreation sites to the public Friday for the first time since the Donnell Fire started in August 2018.

Since 2022, the Stanislaus National Forest has been reducing fuels on about half of its fire-prone acreage, thanks mainly to a $55 million federal grant. The forest now has approval for a detailed ...

Eldorado National Forest Firefighters Cai Phuong, front, and Alex Stanfield mop up hotspots after a prescribed burn in the Stanislaus National Forest in Calif., on Friday, May 20, 2022.

Two days after Stanislaus National Forest firefighters began burning piles of wood debris in the Clarks Fork Road-Montgomery Meadow area in the forest’s Mi-Wok/Summit Ranger District, the forest ...

Firefighters mop up hotspots after a prescribed burn in the Stanislaus National Forest in May 2022. Andy Alfaro aalfaro@modbee.com I am of the West. The western mountains, rivers, and forests make ...

Firefighters work on a prescribed burn in the Stanislaus National Forest near Strawberry in May 2022. All of this is being done in a way that brings together our varied stakeholders.

U.S. Forest Service firefighters Michael Juette, from Crew 3, and Julian Gonzales, from Engine 332, keep an eye on the Quarry Fire southwest of Pinecrest and Dodge Ridge in September 2023.

Stanislaus National Forest will be closed as of 5 p.m. Monday due to unprecedented fire ... is smoldering in the wilderness area of Stanislaus National Forest, but no human-caused fires are burning.