Community Wildfire Protection Plan

…homeowners associations environmental organizations A completed CWPP is circulated to the community and posted on their public website so citizens can understand their local risk and prepare accordingly. CWPP plans…

Wildland Urban Interface (WUI)

…wildfire, and their presence disrupts the ecology. Though people can never fully protect their homes against wildfires, you can take steps to reduce the risk. Current issues in the wildland-urban…

Green Infrastructure Resources

…cost of public services. A GI strategy is one of the best ways to protect and manage this region’s diverse natural resources for present and future generations. GFC and its…

Economic

Trees are capital assets that help decrease infrastructure costs in cities. The presence of trees in a community affects the cost of municipal services such as stormwater control, transportation and…

Teacher Conservation Workshop

…workshop. Project Learning Tree (PLT) is an international award-winning environmental education program designed for all educators working with students in Pre-K through 12th grade. Since its introduction in the early…

Fire Weather Forecast

Current Fire Weather Forecasts and current National Fire Danger Ratings by GFC Areas

Firewise USA®

A program that teaches people how to adapt to living with wildfire and encourages neighbors to work together to prevent losses

Tree Seedlings

…and damaged or unhealthy seeds are discarded. Seeds are then dried for storage or prepared for immediate planting. We participate in two university/industry tree improvement cooperatives, and we maintain two…

Firewise USA® Program

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