The Barry Point Fire was a wildfire that burned over 92,977 acres (376.26 km2) of Oregon and California forest land during the summer of 2012.
The public lands affected by the fire are administered by the United States Forest Service and the Oregon Department of Forestry.
The next morning, a local lookout reported a fire in the Barry Point area, approximately 22 miles (35 km) west of Lakeview, Oregon.
[1][2][3][4] A combination of hot dry weather and gusty winds had created dangerous fire conditions in the Fremont-Winema National Forest.
Around Barry Point, the fire conditions were exacerbated by heavy forest ground cover and the general inaccessibility of the area.
Under the team's supervision, Forest Service and Oregon Department of Forestry crews cleared roads, mended fences, repaired culverts, and rehabilitated bulldozer trails.
The Forest Service worked with the Collins Timber Company and the Fremont sawmill in Lakeview to remove dead trees that were still marketable.
In September 2012, the Fremont-Winema National Forest offered to sell 25 million board feet of salvage timber to Collins.
Then in December 2012, the Forest Service offered its salvage timber in a sale open to all bidders, but there were no interested parties.
The conservation project will restore habitat for numerous resident and migratory species that are native to northeastern California.