Current Vegetation Management Projects

Westside Community Roadside Clearance Project

Expected Completion Date: March 2029

Roadside clearance vegetation management using a shaded fuel break treatment with a demonstration site for management of forested areas, and sponsorship of the 2024 Northern Sonoma County Fire and Earthquake Safety Expo.

Northern Sonoma County Evacuation Routes

Expected Completion Date: December 2025

This is a partnership with COPE Northern Sonoma County for vegetation management along roads in West Soda Rock, South Fitch Mountain and Toyon communities.

Northeast Sonoma County Wildfire Mitigation Phase 1

Expected Completion Date: March 2025

This project was part of a CAL FIRE California Climate Investments Fire Prevention Grant (2020/21/22) to create a shaded fuel break adjacent to the City of Healdsburg protecting 448 habitable structures and treating 50 acres; removal of dead and dying trees in the Northeast Geyserville area protecting 207 habitable structures and improving evacuation routes and firefighter access; creation of a 3.2 mile long fuel break to protect infrastructure on Geysers Peak and the Geysers Geothermal Area.

Walling Community Shaded Fuel Break

Expected Completion Date: December 2024

This is a partnership with COPE Northern Sonoma County funding a ridgetop shaded fuel break along existing roads between the Walling Road and Chianti Road communities.

North Lytton Springs Phase 1

Expected Completion Date: December 2024

Funding a shaded fuel break treatment along ridgetop locations in the North Lytton Springs Planning Unit.

Prescribed Fire Implementation Fund

Expected Completion Date: December 2024

Reimbursement to fire agencies for staffing prescribed burns, throughout Sonoma County, that have environmental review compliance in place.

The Geysers Planning Unit VTP-EIR

Expected Completion Date: December 2024

Funding an environmental review document to support future vegetation management including large broadcast burning in The Geysers Planning Unit and adjacent areas in Lake and Mendocino Counties.

Lake Sonoma Watershed Strategic Control Network Phase 2

Expected Completion Date: December 2024

Funding a shaded fuel break along approximately 6 miles of existing ridgetop and lateral roads to achieve approximately 15 miles of useful potential control lines in the Lake Sonoma Planning Unit.

Wildfire and Vegetation Management- Northern Sonoma County Phase 1

Expected Completion Date: April 2024

This is a 2 phase project, with the first phase being project design for vegetation management in the Cloverdale Planning Unit along roads using shaded fuel break treatment to create strategic control lines.

Gualal/Russian River Fuel Break Project

Expected Completion Date: December 2023

Fundinga shaded fuel break treatment along the Divide Shaded Fuel Break and Tombs Creek Road in the Lake Sonoma Planning Unit

Cooley Ranch VTP-EIR Project

Expected Completion Date: December 2023

Funding an environmental review document to support future vegetation management including large broadcast burning.

Northeast Geyserville Prescribed Grazing Project

Expected Completion Date: December 2023

Funding contract/target grazing in the North East Geyserville Planning Unit

Lake Sonoma Watershed Fire Prevention Project

Expected Completion Date: December 2023

This project was part of a CAL FIRE California Climate Investments Fire Prevention Grant (2018/2019) to reduce hazardous vegetation adjacent to public roads, develop Community Wildfire Protection Plans, and fire prevention education in northeastern Sonoma County.  The project included community chipping days, defensible space inspections, workshops, development of a property owner fuel reduction document, and demonstration of defensible space residences.

South Big Ridge Shaded Fuel Break

Expected Completion Date: December 2023

This is a partnership with COPE Northern Sonoma County to fund shaded fuel break treatment along roads and a ridgetop dozer line that was created during the 2020 Walbridge Fire.

Franz Valley School Road

Expected Completion Date: November 2023

This is a partnership with COPE Northern Sonoma County to complete the environmental review and roadside vegetation management from Franz Valley Road to Sonoma/Napa county line.

West Soda Rock

Expected Completion Date:

This project was part of  a CAL FIRE Wildfire Mitigation Grant awarded to the West Soda Rock COPE Community.    The Northern Sonoma County Fire Fuel Crew removed brush, dead wood, poison oak and small trees, leaving healthy specimens and maintaining the integrity of embankments.  

Past Vegetation Management Projects

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