To maintain a portion of an existing shaded fuel break created in cooperation with CalFire, the South Skyline Fire Safe Council and the Santa Clara County Fire Safe Council.
Work included thinning of trees and removal of low branches and understory plants in forested areas to slow potential fires and keep them on the ground, while retaining enough canopy to maintain shade, reduce rapid regrowth and minimize erosion.
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