Title
Receive a report on Fuel Management Efforts through a Cal Fire Grant for Jacks Peak Park.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Parks Commission receive a report on Fuel Management Efforts through a Cal Fire Grant for Jacks Peak Park.
SUMMARY:
To address the potential for a devastating wildfire at Jacks Peak County Park, the Resource Management Agency (RMA-Park Planning Division) applied for a grant from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection's California Climate Investments (CCI) - Fire Prevention Grant Program and was awarded funds in the amount of $116,789. The County's proposal is intended to help reduce fuel load, or the build up of dead and invasive or non-native plant material to better manage wildfire risk at Jacks Peak County Park. The project consists of a State award in the amount of $116,789. There is no County financial match, however, there is a County in-kind match for administrative staff costs in the amount of $26,100, for a total project cost of $142,889.
As a part of the requirement of the grant program, an Agreement was executed between the County and CalFire. The approach consists of removing fuels loads and invasive, non-native vegetation along park roads and around facilities/buildings. Its envisioned that a first phase of work will remove invasive vegetation and fuel loads approximately 3 to 5 feet from the edge of these developed areas. The next phase will continue to focus on the removal of non-native vegetation and fuel loads and extend 5 to 10 feet from the edge of developed areas. The project will be administered by RMA-Parks, with a project completion date of March 15, 2022.
DISCUSSION:
Jacks Peak is an 892-acre county park, which is at high risk for a devastating wildfire due to its location, vegetation type (Monterey Pines) with a buildup of dry brush and understory, including pine pitch which can be highly flammable. While no habitable structures lie within the proposed project area, thi...
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