Projects 2003

The Lower Mattole Fire Safe Council currently has four projects happening in conjunction with the Mattole Restoration Council. These projects are pilot fuel reduction projects and are intended to reduce the risk to human life and property due to wildfire. For more information on fuel reduction projects, contact Amanda Freeman at the Mattole Restoration Council's Petrolia office.

MATTOLE VALLEY SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY CENTER FUELS REDUCTION PROJECT, Petrolia, CA

Photo: Amanda Freeman	Photo: Amanda Freeman
Community members remove eucalyptus suckers from fence across from Mattole Elementary School.	Chompers Cook removes scotch broom near the Mattole Valley Community Center with his backhoe.

This project removed invasive and exotic species that pose fire risk to the Mattole Elementary School and the Mattole Valley Community Center. Eleven acres were treated by thinning and removal of scotch broom, blackberry, and eucalyptus.

FUEL REDUCTION FOR NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY: Panther Gap

This project created a shaded fuel break along 7.5 miles of Panther Gap Road, which is adjacent to Humboldt Redwoods State Park. This work will offer a line of defense against wildfires in the Panther Gap neighborhood from the State Park. Two fuel reduction work parties were held to educate residents about specific techniques.

FUEL REDUCTION FOR NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY: Wilder Ridge

This project created 4 miles of shaded fuel break along Wilder Ridge Road between Honeydew and Ettersburg. Eventually, future fuel break projects on Wilder Ridge will connect with shaded fuel breaks on Telegraph Ridge to the south, offering a contiguous line of defense from fires in the King Range National Conservation Area to the west. This project is visible from Wilder Ridge Road, approximately 6-8 miles south of Honeydew.