A scheduled cultural burn will temporarily close the Johnson Ranch Open Space in San Luis Obispo on Friday, according to the City of San Luis Obispo.
Indigenous fire practitioners will lead the five-acre burn which aims to revitalize plants, reduce wildfire risk, enhance habitat, and broadly maintain native ecosystems.
The City Parks and Recreation Director has authorized specific members of the yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini Northern Chumash Tribe to stay overnight on the property in support of the cultural burn.
City representatives say the cultural burn is an interagency operation hosted by yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini Northern Chumash Tribe with support from CAL FIRE, the San Luis Obispo County Fire Department, and SLO City Fire.
Smoke will reportedly be present in nearby communities on the day of the prescribed burn.
Officials say children, the elderly, and those who have a respiratory condition are the most susceptible to the health impacts of smoke and should use caution if they smell smoke.
WATCH: In June, the City of SLO held its first cultural burn with the Northern Chumash Tribe
Community members can check status information regarding the City's Open Space Trails by visiting the City's webpage.
