The Los Padres Strategic Community Fuelbreak Collaborative Project (LPSCFC) was a collaborative grant project that implemented fuels reduction work across the Big Sur and Carmel Valley regions. RCDMC was the grant administrator and also provided project management for some of the project areas. The grant was awarded by the State of California in March 2020 for the full amount requested of $4,824,850.
Specific project activities included: establishing new shaded fuelbreaks, maintenance and expansion of existing fuelbreaks, roadside treatments for enhanced emergency egress, defensible space creation for a community, prescribed burning of coastal prairie habitat and invasive plant control. Project activities began in fall 2020 and ended in March 2024.
Partners and Grant Beneficiaries
- California State Parks
- El Sur Ranch
- Graniterock Inc.
- Pico Blanco Boy Scouts Camp
- Rancho Rico
- San Clemente Rancho
- Santa Lucia Conservancy
- USFS Los Padres National Forest
Supporting Partners
- CAL FIRE
- Coastal Conservancy
- California Department of Conservation
- Fire Safe Council for Monterey County
- Natural Resources Conservation Service
- Big Sur Fire Brigade
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Map by RCDMC 2020