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CalFire Grant

Posted by Habitat Authority on Oct 2, 2023 in News | Comments Off on CalFire Grant

PUENTE HILLS FUELS REDUCTION PROJECT During fiscal year 21-22, the Habitat Authority was awarded a  $617,862 one-time grant from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) Fire Prevention Grants Program to fund activities which would reduce the wildfire fuel load in the Puente Hills Preserve. The proposed project would fund efforts such as vegetation clearing along the urban-wildland interface, dead tree removal (well over 100 trees) and goat grazing (approximately 36 acres).  It will compliment historic efforts, as well as match efforts funded in part by the Rivers and Mountains Conservancy via the Governor’s statewide wildfire prevention...