​CLERC is Awarded $3M from CAL FIRE for Hazard Fuel Reduction, Planning, and Workforce Development

On March 11, 2020, CAL FIRE announced that it was awarding $3M to CLERC and a group of partners to complete the Lake County Hazardous Fuel Reduction Project Phase 1.  The project includes:

• 190 acres of fuel break maintenance along the Mt. Konocti Interface Project
• 85 acres of fuel reduction in BLM’s Black Forest on the north slope of Mt. Konocti
• 504 acres of hazard tree removal along roads in the Mendocino National Forest
• Planning and construction of the Scotts Valley Fuel Break, west of the City of Lakeport
• Planning and construction of the Davis Fuel Break; east of the City of Clearlake
• 20 acres of fuel reduction around the Seigler Mountain public safety communications site
• Lot clearing on 200 high priority lots within residential subdivisions
• Four years of funding for the South Lake Fire Safe Council chipping program
• Ecological Restoration Workforce Development Program at New Paradigm College
• Regional Prioritization Planning to assist with identifying and developing future projects

Map of the Mt. Konocti Interface Fuel Break from the Fire Prevention Grant proposal. The grant includes funding for maintenance of the existing fuel break across private land and the Black Forest owned by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

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