ALTURAS, Calif. – Despite the distraction of hundreds of wildfires this season, the Modoc National Forest was able to accomplish some much-needed infrastructure repair, maintenance and improvement.

On Pencil Road, new drainage features were installed, existing features were cleaned and maintained and the road was resurfaced from the Modoc Estates boundary to the top of Swanson Canyon. This route serves as a community fire escape and supplements the Modoc Fire Safe Council’s Swanson Canyon Fuels Reduction and Riparian Enhancement Project.