Large Landscape Scale Fire Risk Reduction Planning and Coordination in North County
There are a number of efforts occurring across large landscapes in North Santa Barbara County that could be synergized and woven together for increased impact and holistic wildfire risk reduction and habitat improvement, resulting in increased impact.
Activities will include capacity building, partnership development, and coordination to advance and integrate strategies for fire resilience and align and advance priorities with those of the adjacent communities.
Scope: Coordinate WUI risk reduction projects across management entity boundaries in north county.
Objectives:
Conduct detailed mapping of invasive, flammable veg, or other fire risk in WUI interface areas and high-risk areas of the national forest via RWMP.
Identify and prioritize actionable projects that mitigate wildfire risk build community capacity and increase wildfire and climate resilience.
Deepen relationships, strengthen networks, and build trust among the many community partners and agencies that need to work together to build resilience.
Develop a pathway and proposed platform for funding and implementing collaborative projects, identifying new priorities, and building the capacity needed to move projects forward.
Status: Seeking Funding
Cost: Low cost
Partners: US Forest Service - Los Padres, SB Fire Safe Council, Wildfire Resilience Collaborative, LegacyWorks, Lompoc Prison, Vandenberg Space Force Base
Permitting: None
Funding Sources: Seeking Funding