mt. Konocti Interface Fuel Break

Community Programs

CLERC's Community Projects typically involve multiple partners and numerous landowners collaborating to establish a wildfire-resilient and climate-adapted landscape. These initiatives are crafted to shield our communities from the repercussions of wildfires and extreme weather events, while also preserving the wildland from adverse human influence.

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Hogback ridge Fuels Crew doing burn piles from the Fox Drive project

Hogback Ridge Fuels Crew, burning slash piles from the Fox Dr Project

Community Projects

  • Community Chipping

    This free service is designed to motivate individual property owners and communities to reduce fuel loads around living spaces.

  • hometown wildfire safety collaborative

    This collaborative has come together to advance wildfire resiliency in Lake County, California.

  • Hazardous Roadside Fuel Reduction

    Clearing vegetation along roadsides not only reduces the risk of wildfires ignited by vehicles but also establishes safe evacuation routes.

  • Fuel break created by mastication

    Wildland & Urban Interface Fuel Breaks

    Establishing fuel breaks between wilderness areas and urban zones serves a many purposes.

  • Forest Health Projects

    In collaboration with various partners, these projects employ strategies like reducing fuels, prescribed burns, pest control and reforestation.

Community Wildfire Protection Plan

A Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP), established under the Healthy Forest Restoration Act (HFRA) of 2003, is a comprehensive planning framework designed to address wildfire protection and mitigation within a community's ecological context.

More to come soon!

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