East Bay Hills Wildfire Hazard Reduction And Resource Management Plan and EIR

• Public Notice
• Download Map Plan
• Download the Wildfire - Plan
• Download the Wildfire - (EIR)
• Project Goals
• Specific Objectives
• Work Program/Schedule
• Comments
• Background Report
• Video - 2008 Fuels Management

 

Public Notice

• Public Notice  [PDF]
  Document review and public meeting

Download Plan Map

• Map of Plan [PDF]

Download the Plan

• The Plan  - Wildfire Hazard Reduction and Resource Management Plan

Download the EIR

• Environmental Impact Report (EIR) - Wildfire Hazard Reduction and Resource Management

Project Goals

1. Reduce fire hazards on District-owned lands in the East Bay’s wildland-urban interface to an acceptable level of risk;
2. Maintain and enhance ecological values for plant and wildlife habitat consistent with fire reduction goals;
3. Preserve aesthetic landscape values for park users and neighboring communities; and
4. Provide a vegetation management plan which is cost-effective to EBRPD on a continuous basis.

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Specific Objectives

1. Evaluate the location and adequacy of the District's fuel break
2. Provide a menu of options for fuels management and habitat restoration and maintenance. Options will address different topographic situations, vegetation types, available tools and techniques
3. Evaluate the environmental effects of vegetation management options
4. Minimize their effects on species of concern
5. Maintain optimal habitat and ecological function
6. Provide a plan that enables the District to make informed, adaptive decisions about ongoing vegetation management based on:
• benefit to public safety
• environmental benefit
• available funding and cost effectiveness
7. Involve diverse stakeholder groups, including agencies and organizations adjoining District lands. The environmental document will solicit broad public input to identify values and concerns related to vegetation management alternatives.

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Work Program/Schedule

Task	Time Period	Task Description
A	May-June 2006	Project Initiation Public / Stakeholders Meetings: Project Background, Goals and Issues Identification Meeting #1 Meeting #2
B	June-December 2007	Inventory Resources and Programs and Conduct Wildfire Hazard Assessment Public / Stakeholders Meeting #2: Review of Preliminary Fire and Resource Data; Priority Treatment Areas Invitation to June 6, 2007, meeting (40 Kb Word doc, 1 page) Agenda to June 6, 2007, meeting (21 Kb Word doc, 1 page) May-June 2007 Meeting Overview PowerPoint presentation (1.7 Mb, PDF, 40 pages, 11 x 8.5 inches) Wildfire Hazard Assessment PowerPoint presentation (2.2 Mb, PDF, 28 pages, 11 x 8.5 inches) Summary 6/6/07 Meeting (58 Kb, PDF, 1 page, 11 x 8.5 inches)
C	December 2007- July 2009	Prepare Draft Wildfire Hazard Reduction and Resource Management Plan Public / Stakeholders Meeting #3: Overview of Resource Data: Compatibility and Conflicts Invitation to December 12, 2007, meeting (76 Kb PDF, 1 page) Agenda to December 12, 2007 meeting (52 Kb PDF, 1 page) Summary 12/12/07 meeting (124 Kb PDF, 4 pages) Draft Potential Treatment Area (728 Kb PDF, 1 page Draft Wildfire Hazard Assessment (724 Kb PDF, 1 page) Public / Stakeholders Meeting #4: CEQA Scoping Meeting: Preliminary Treatment Invitation to May 7, 2008, Meeting & Notice of Preparation of Draft Environmental Impact Report Figure 1 Project Study Area Initial Study Environmental Checklist Preliminary Agenda to May 7, 2008 meeting Summary 5/7/2008 meeting PowerPoint Presentation 5/7/2008 Meeting Recommendations; Resource Impacts and Mitigations
D	August-October 2009	Public review of Draft EIR/EA Public / Stakeholders Meeting #5: Review and Comment on Draft Plan and Draft EIR / EA Summary 09/02/09 meeting #5 (92 Kb PDF, 2 pages)
E	November-February 2010	Prepare EIR / EA Response to Comments Document Prepare Draft Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program Prepare Final Wildfire Hazard Reduction and Resource Management Plan and EIR/EA
F	January 2010	Board Public Hearing / Plan Adoption

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Comments

The 60 day comment period extends from August 3 to October 30, 2009.

Comments on the EIR may be mailed to:

Brian Wiese, Chief, Planning and Stewardship  
East Bay Regional Park District
2950 Peralta Oaks Court
Oakland, CA 94605-0381      
Email: WildfireEIR@ebparks.org

All comments must be received by close of business, October 30, 2009.

Background Report

See also Background Report: The East Bay Hills Wildfire Problem Statement (Prepared in 2001 by the Hills Wildfire Working Group) [ View HTML | Download PDF | Download Word ]

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Learn more about how the East Bay Regional Park District Fire Services Department works to reduce the potential for dangerous wildfires in the Regional Parks in this short video. The Park District’s Fire Department is currently using a variety of methods to reduce hazardous wildland fuels, maintain fuel breaks in the East Bay Hills, and control invasive weeds. These methods include utilizing tree and brush removal contractors, goat grazing, prescribed fire, and hand crew labor.

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