Many landowners in Mendocino County are faced with the task of rehabilitating their property following the recent Lightning Complex Fires. To aid in the process and possibly take advantage of discounts for large quantity purchases, we are trying to determine how many people may be interested in a group purchase of straw and erosion control materials. OR, if you are a supplier of such materials, we are requesting your contact information.
Mendocino Fire Recovery & Mitigation Resources Survey
Here are some very useful links and PDF files covering many topics concerning wildfires.
FIRE RESTORATION INFORMATION
The Mendocino County Fire Safe Council is a non profit partnership of persons seeking to "help save lives, property, and resources from devastation by wildland fires."
Mendocino County Fire Safe Council, Inc.
California Forest Improvement Program Fact Sheet
What is the California Forest Improvement Program? The California Forest Improvement Program (CFIP) is a state-funded program aimed at improving the economic value and environmental quality of forest lands. CFIP can help rebuild forest and wildlife resources to meet our future needs for a healthy environment and productive forests. Qualified landowners can be reimbursed up to 75 percent of their expenses for tree planting, thinning, release, erosion control, or fish and wildlife habitat improvement projects. Ninety percent cost share rates are provided for work on lands damaged by wild fires, insects, disease, wind, floods, landslides or earthquakes during the last ten years.
CFIPFACT
A PDF file on Information on Fire Recovery in Oak Wildlands.
Fire_in_Cal_Oak_Woodlands_McCreary_623041
HEALTH (Animal and Human)
A Paper written by John Madigan, David Wilson and Carolyn Stull. School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis.
Fire Smoke and livestock 0722
How to protect your family from the effects of smoke.
Good air quality information.
Center for Equine Health
Wildfire Smoke and Horses
DEFENSIBLE SPACE INFORMATION
This is a 16 page PDF file on the topic of "Living with Wildfire in Mendocino County". Protecting ourselves, our Property and our Natural Resources.
Live With Wildfire
A website with information on how to make your home more fire proof.
UC Cooperative Extension's Homeowner's Wildfire Mitigation Guide.
a href="http://firecenter.berkeley.edu">UC Berkeley Center for Fire Research and Outreach.
The mission of the Center for Fire Research and Outreach is to develop and disseminate science-based solutions to wildfire-related challenges.
A PDF file with information about creating a defensible space around your home.
Home Landscaping for Fire
A 110 page PDF file of a presentation by UCCE Master Gardeners Robin Stanley and Hannah Jocobsen and Mark Stanley retired CDF Chief Deputy Director, in March of 2006.
Creating & Maintaining Your Fire Safe Landscape
A website with many links to areas with information concerning; current fire news, mitigation information, maps...etc.
Online Media Kit 'WILDFIRE'