VIDEO. From the San Mateo County Resource Conservation District (RCD) YouTube channel. Presentation of Results was held on June 28, 2022.
The purpose of the El Granada Wildfire Resiliency Scoping Project is to develop a site-specific understanding of wildfire scenarios for El Granada and the surrounding community and scope a suite of actions that would most effectively reduce those risks.
For more information visit this RCD project page.
The purpose of the El Granada Wildfire Resiliency Scoping Project is to develop a site-specific understanding of wildfire scenarios for El Granada and the surrounding community and scope a suite of actions that would most effectively reduce those risks.
It will:
- Define the wildfire risks to El Granada and affected communities, including overview of fire ecology, local fire history, fire environment (fuels characteristics, fuel models, weather, topography)
- Assess wildfire risks to El Granada and affected communities, including most likely scenarios, ignition probability, fire behavior, potential fire spread, and general identification of values at risk
- Identify and scope an array of potential actions that would most effectively reduce those risks and build wildfire resiliency.
The community of El Granada is located in unincorporated coastal San Mateo County within and adjacent to a CAL FIRE designated Very High Fire Severity Zone. This designation is based upon risk modeled on multiple variables including vegetation, topography, and wind patterns. Some stakeholders have expressed particular concern about highly flammable eucalyptus trees in residential areas (approximately 122 acres of eucalyptus) and in San Mateo County Quarry Park (approximately 314 acres of eucalyptus).
Multiple actions to build wildfire resiliency have been and are being implemented by partners including vegetation management in Quarry Park and on street medians, and the Neighborhood Chipping Program. Private landowners and residents also have been managing vegetation.
A critical next step is to identify and further develop actions most likely to reduce wildfire risk and build wildfire resiliency, grounded in a thorough assessment of site-specific risks and opportunities.
The project will develop a site-specific understanding of wildfire scenarios for El Granada and the surrounding community and scope a suite of actions that would most effectively reduce those risks including operational considerations, constraints and opportunities, methods, and detailed cost estimates. The array of actions will include those that may be implemented over the short- and long-term on both private and public lands, as appropriate to reduce risk of catastrophic wildfire, and will include a focus on eucalyptus management.
Project Timeline (Updated)
Consultant Selection Process September- October 2021
Project Start Date December 7, 2021
Community Input Listening Session January 2022
Final Project Report May 2022
Presentation to the Community June 2022
Project Consultants
Project Partners
- CAL FIRE
- Coastside Fire Protection District
- Midcoast Community Council
- San Mateo County
- San Mateo County Fire Department
- San Mateo County Parks
Funding:
San Mateo County Measure K Funds via Sup. Horsley
RCD Contact: Sheena Sidhu
For more information on related projects, visit the Forest Health and Fire Resiliency Program page.
MCC Agendas, Videos and Lots and Lots of Documents!
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Midcoast Community Council Website
Midcoast Community Council (MCC) is an elected Municipal Advisory Council to the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, representing Montara, Moss Beach, El Granada, Princeton, and Miramar.
Regular MCC meetings are on the 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month at 7:00 PM at Granada Community Services District (GCSD) meeting room, 504 Ave Alhambra, third floor, El Granada. All MCC meetings are open to the public, and are agendized and posted according to the requirements of the Brown Act.
Agenda item supporting documents are available 72 hours in advance of meetings on http://www.MidcoastCommunityCouncil.org.
Minutes from previous meetings on http://www.midcoastcommunitycouncil.org/2017-2018/
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2021 Midcoast Community Council Members
MCC: midcoastcommunitycouncil@gmail.com
P.O. Box 248, Moss Beach, CA 94038
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Michelle Weil, Chair – Term Ends: Dec. 2022
Phone: 805-452-7453
Email: michelleweilmcc@gmail.com
Claire Toutant, Vice Chair – Term Ends: Dec. 2022
Phone: 650-676-5847
Email: midcoast.claire@gmail.com
Len Erickson, Secretary – Term Ends: Dec. 2022
Phone: 650-400-3175
Email: lenericksonmcc@gmail.com
Dave Olson, Treasurer – Term Ends: Dec. 2022
Phone: 650-387-3618
Email: daveolsonmcc@gmail.com
Gregg Dieguez, Member – Term Ends: Dec. 2024
Phone: 650-544-0714
Email: MCCGreggD@gmail.com
Jill Grant, Member – Term Ends: Dec. 2024
Phone: 415-940-3392
Email: JillGrant.MidcoastCC@gmail.com
Dan Haggerty, Member – Term Ends: Dec. 2024
Phone: 650-212-6026
Email : midcoastdan@gmail.com