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 package. The overall project on the ground work will be completed in 2024.
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PUENTE HILLS FUELS REDUCTION PROJECT, is part of California Climate Investments, a statewide program that puts billions of Cap-and-Trade dollars to work reducing GHG emissions, strengthening the economy, and improving public health and the environment– particularly in disadvantaged communities. The Cap-and[1]Trade program also creates a financial incentive for industries to invest in clean technologies and develop innovative ways to reduce pollution. California Climate Investments projects include affordable housing, renewable energy, public transportation, zero-emission vehicles, environmental restoration, more sustainable agriculture, recycling, and much more. At least 35 percent of these investments are located within and benefiting residents of disadvantaged communities, low-income communities, and low-income households across California. For more information, visit the California Climate Investments website at: www.caclimateinvestments.ca.gov
