The Wildfire Hazard Reduction and Resource Management Plan - Plan

The Wildfire Hazard Reduction and Resource Management Plan (Plan) provides sound, long-term strategies for reducing fuel loads and managing vegetation within the East Bay Regional Park District’s (EBRPD’s) Study Area parks, to minimize the risk of Diablo winddriven catastrophic wildfire along the wildland-urban interface while ensuring the protection and enhancement of ecological values and resources within EBRPD’s jurisdiction.

The Plan is consistent with the District’s Master Plan and builds upon the District’s ongoing fuels management activities, as well as the 1982 Blue Ribbon Report, the 1995 Fire Hazard Mitigation Program & Fuel Management Plan for the East Bay Hills (1995 Plan), and other District plans and policies.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

I. INTRODUCTION
A. A HISTORY OF WILDFIRE AND NEED FOR THE PLAN
B. THE STUDY AREA
C. PLANNING PROCESS AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT
D. HOW TO USE THIS PLAN

II. PLAN GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND GUIDELINES
A. PLAN GOALS
B. OBJECTIVES
C. PLAN GUIDELINES

III. WILDFIRE HAZARD ASSESSMENT AND PRELIMINARY RECOMMENDATIONS
A. WILDFIRE HAZARD ASSESSMENT SUMMARY
B. PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS

IV. FUEL TREATMENT METHODS
A. SELECTING THE APPROPRIATE METHOD
B. TIMING CONSIDERATIONS FOR FUEL TREATMENTS
C. FUEL TREATMENT METHODS

V. VEGETATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
A. OVERVIEW OF VEGETATION AND FUEL CHARACTERISTICS
B. INVASIVE PLANTS
C. VEGETATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

VI. PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
A. PLAN IMPLEMENTATION OVERVIEW
B. PREPARE ANNUAL FUELS TREATMENT PLANS
C. CONDUCT TREATMENT ACTIONS
D. UPDATE TREATMENT AREA DATABASE
E. IMPLEMENTATION COSTS

VII. PREPARERS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS  

APPENDICES 

Appendix A: Glossary
Appendix B: Fire Safe Regulations and Information
Appendix C: Final Wildfire Hazard Assessment and Potential Treatment Areas
Appendix D: Fuel Treatment Techniques
Appendix E: Keystone and Indicator Species and Locally Rare and Unusual Plants
Appendix F: Example Field Survey Worksheets
Appendix G: Prescriptions for the Control of Invasive Plant Species and Noxious Weeds
Appendix H: Marin Municipal Water District Herbicide Study Information
Appendix I: Bibliography

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