BACKGROUND In winter of 2002, Mattole Restoration Council developed a Fire Plan for the Lower Mattole watershed with funding from the US Forest Service. The MRC held community meetings in ten neighborhoods to gather information on resident concerns, locations of water sources, homes, and roads, and potential fuel reduction projects.

The result was a 54-page document prioritizing neighborhood fuel reduction projects and examining firefighting resources in each locality. The plan also contains appendices on fire project funding sources, fire-safe literature, fuels reduction literature, fire ecology and management literature, Fire Safe Council literature, applicable legislation, and weblinks.

To download a copy of the Lower Mattole Fire Plan, click the link below. The file is large and may take a while to download. Includes color maps, appendices, and more.

If you would like a hard copy of the Lower Mattole Fire Safe Plan, send $15.00 to:

Mattole Restoration Council, Resource Center
P.O. Box 160
Petrolia, CA 95558

Lower Mattole Fire Plan Download (3.4 MB)