September 12, 2023
MWPA/ESP Field Trip to Stinson Beach to view an MWPA-funded Fuel Break Project. Chief Peri and Greg Jones (NPS) discussed project from fire and land management perspective-.activities, where, why, how helpful the project is, ecological benefits.
ESP at Ember Stomp
May 20, 2023
Education Materials / Photo Library
August 17, 2022 MWPA Ross Valley Shaded Fuel Break Field Trip
Location: Top of Freitas Parkway, San Rafael at the Terra Linda/Sleepy Hollow Divide
August 17, 2022 Ross Valley Shaded Fuel Break Field Trip. Smiling in the foreground is recently added to staff, Martina Wilson, MWPA Administrative Assistant
Anne Crealock, MWPA Planning And Program Manager addressing our MWPA Home Inspector crew along with assembled group of interested citizens including various interest groups, elected officials and fire professionals and consultants. The morning was also well represented by Fire Safe Marin and Marin County Parks, MCL, FERN, MWPA COC, among other representatives
In the foreground, Belle Cole, chair, ESP, Bruce Goines, MWPA, background (light baseball cap)
Mark Brown, MWPA, Executive Officer with presenters Anne Crealock and Todd Lando
Kate Anderson, Anne Crealock, foreground, Center blue shirt, no hat, Jim Chayka, Superintendent at Marin County Parks and Open Space. Members of the MWPA Home Inspector Crew. Background recently cleared heavily overgrown areas primarily utilizing goat herds
Todd Lando, Central Marin FD Hazard Mitigation Specialist discussing some of the work that has been completed within the 200' buffer zone near homes. The area was completely inundated with underbrush and dead woody material for years until recently
This area was virtually impassible the day before. Crews were out actively working during the field trip
San Rafael Fire Department Vegetation Management Specialist Kate Anderson along with Bruce Goines, founding MWPA former President and board member, Mark Brown, EO and Julie McMillan, Ross, Board Member (blue baseball hat)
About 60-70 of us posed for this group photo. Great crowd! Almost on cue, shortly after this photo we heard a clap of thunder in the distance. Quite unusual for this time of year. We decided it was a good time to leave the ridge line. . .