The Lassen Fire Safe Council provided an update on the ongoing activities of the CAL FIRE California Climate Investments Shingletown project, highlighting significant progress and community engagement.
Last week, Board Chair Ruthanne Morentz observed work in the Woodridge neighborhood on Wilson Hill Rd, alongside Managing Director Cade Mohler and Projects Coordinator Kyle Herron. They supervised a 9-acre property undergoing various treatments, including thinning trees, collecting downed brush, chipping, and safely removing materials near existing structures. Remarkably, the team completed the 9-acre project in one day using three different types of machinery. Similar efforts have been executed in other properties, including Whispering Woods.
In Shasta Forest Village, Board member Yvonne Bennett documented the collaboration between Gutierrez Forest Management and Shingletown contractor Travis Baldwin Tree Care. Their joint efforts aim to make Shasta Forest Village more resistant to wildfires.
Additionally, Projects Coordinator Kyle Herron led the California Pest Council on a Weeds Tour of the Shingletown area, showcasing the community’s proactive approach to fire safety and environmental management.
- Grant Details: Project: Shingletown WUI Fuels Treatments – CCI #110
- Grantor: CAL FIRE
- Awarded: $8,978,870.00
- Activities:Biomass utilization 75% complete
- Equipment purchase 100% complete
- Community treatments 25% complete
- Mastication treatments 33% complete
- Emergent brush treatments 10% complete
- Remaining Treatment Funds: $2,500,000
- Status:Biomass utilization ongoing
- Community biomass treatments ongoing
- Mastication ongoing
- Landowner signups for community treatments ongoing
- Community chipping program ongoing
The “Shingletown WUI Fuels Treatments – CCI #110” project is part of the California Climate Investments, a statewide initiative funded by Cap-and-Trade dollars. This program aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, strengthen the economy, and improve public health and the environment, especially in disadvantaged communities. Projects funded include affordable housing, renewable energy, public transportation, zero-emission vehicles, environmental restoration, sustainable agriculture, and recycling. At least 35% of these investments benefit disadvantaged communities, low-income communities, and low-income households across California. For more information, visit the California Climate Investments website.
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