Drivers and residents can expect to see smoke and experience some traffic slowdowns along Highway 101 next week as two planned cultural burns take place in local open space areas in San Luis Obispo County.

The first burn is scheduled for December 11, at Miossi Open Space near the base of the Cuesta Grade.

A second burn will follow on December 12 at Johnson Ranch Open Space, near the Highway 101 exit for Higuera Street.

The operations are being led by the a Northern Chumash Tribe, with support from CAL FIRE/SLO County Fire, the City of San Luis Obispo Fire Department, and the SLO County Air Pollution Control District (APCD).

Officials say the burns continue a successful vegetation-management effort at Johnson Ranch and align with the region’s Sustainable SLO environmental goals.

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