The Santa Barbara County Fire Department is planning a prescribed burn in Tepusquet Canyon east of Santa Maria later this month or early November as part of an ongoing effort to reduce wildfire fuels and restore native vegetation.
Fire officials say crews intend to burn almost 300 acres of brush and oak understory over a two-day period near Tepusquet Road.
The project is designed to reduce non-native grasses, promote native bluff scrub vegetation and help lower wildfire risk in the area…