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A machine pile fully involved in orange flame on Day 1 of the 'Inimim pile burn

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Fire on the Ridge: The 'Inimim Pile Burn

After weeks of waiting for a weather window, a crew from Terra Fuego, the BLM, and Yuba Watershed Institute put fire on roughly 250 acres of machine piles in the 'Inimim Forest over two long days in spring. A photo and video story of how it went.

Project Updates · April 9, 2026

Flyer for Little Deer Creek Spring Field Tours showing before and after photos of forest fuel reduction treatments

Events · March 18, 2026

Spring Field Tours: See the Little Deer Creek Landscape Resilience Project

Join us in April for a guided walk through 205 treated acres in the Nevada City/Banner Mountain area. See the results of two years of hand and mechanical thinning, check on native understory regrowth, and discuss the ecological and fire-resilience impacts of the work.

Mountain lion cubs captured on a trail camera in the Yuba watershed

Watershed & Wildlife · March 11, 2026

Explore the Watershed: New Wildlife Video and Trail Camera Gallery

We've added a western pond turtle video and an expanded trail camera gallery to the Watershed Wildlife page — 47 candid photos and videos of the animals that share this landscape.

Forestry crew conducting forest thinning operations with a wood chipper in pine forest

Press Releases · March 10, 2026

Yuba Watershed Institute Secures Over $2 Million for Wildfire Prevention across South Yuba Canyon

YWI secured two state grants totaling over $2 million to treat nearly 430 acres on both rims of the South Yuba River canyon and reduce wildfire risk for Nevada County communities.

Goats grazing in a forested fuel break at Round Mountain

Project Updates · October 1, 2025

Goats for Good: Defending Greater Nevada City

Over 200 goats will maintain the Round Mountain shaded fuel break—reducing wildfire risk and protecting our communities in the Nevada City area.

Procurement · October 17, 2025

Notice of Intent to Award: Inimim Forest Phase 3

YWI intends to award the contract for the Inimim Forest Restoration Project – Phase 3 Timber Harvest, advancing landscape-scale forest resilience in Nevada County.

Project Updates · January 15, 2025

Little Deer Creek Project Highlights

Forest resilience treatments to protect communities and critical infrastructure near Nevada City, with work spanning multiple seasons.

Project Updates · January 1, 2025

South Yuba Rim Project Highlights

Landscape-scale fuel reduction on the South Yuba River rim—learn about scope, partners, and timelines for this multi-year stewardship effort.