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After big movements last week, the Timber and Plaskett Fires, burning in Big Sur and the South Coast, have been pretty subdued over the past 4 days.

This Lookout Livestream covers a recent prescribed burn conducted by First Rain Land Stewards near Nevada City above North Bloomfield Road in a very productive mixed-conifer and hardwood forest (cedar, sugar pine, black oak, madrone) with heavy fuels and…

UPDATED 10am, 9/1/2026.

Zeke provides an update on the Timber and Plaskett wildfires in Big Sur and the Sinlahekin fire in Washington.

The Timber Fire in Big Sur’s Ventana Wilderness is entering a critical phase, with extreme weather, rugged terrain, and heavy fuels driving steady westward spread toward Manuel Peak which sits just inland of the Big Sur Valley.

Fire ecologist and aerial infrared mapping pioneer Dr.

The Timber Fire, in Big Sur, is opening a new chapter.

The Timber Fire, in Big Sur, continues to grow to the east.

Achieving beneficial fire effects with either a prescribed fire or even a wildfire is all about the conditions.

North of Reno along Highway 395, the Bug Fire ignited near the agricultural inspection station and has since merged with the Fred Fire, with the Stallion Fire burning farther north toward Pyramid Lake.