The Board of Forestry and Fire Protection Board toured several vegetation management projects in San Luis Obispo to observe multiple vegetation management projects throughout the county.
Cal Fire Unit Chief Jalbert welcomes the Board of Forestry to San Luis Obispo County. The Board of Forestry are touring multiple vegetation management projects throughout the county. #calfireslo #boardofforestry pic.twitter.com/NGXQ3OfiBj
— CAL FIRE SLO (@CALFIRE_SLO) July 17, 2019
The board heard from local experts about how the California Vegetation Treatment Program Programmatic Environmental Impact Report (CalVTP) is helping the Department of Forestry, CAL FIRE and other local state partners keep the area safe and how it is decreasing the risk of a massive wildfire.
The Board of Forestry said increasing population and changing climate has contributed to larger and more deadly fires. It said 15 of the 20 most destructive wildfires have happened since 2000, 10 of those occurred after 2015.
Chief Alan Peters discusses vegetation management to the Board of Forestry at Montana de Oro State Park. #calfireslo #boardofforestry pic.twitter.com/VacpoG255x
— CAL FIRE SLO (@CALFIRE_SLO) July 17, 2019
As a way to prevent deadly fires, the board said California is increasing the pace and scale of prescribed burns and other vegetation treatments to help minimize wildfire risk.
