Mendocino County Fire Safe Council Archives • Page 2 of 7 • The Mendocino Voice

A crew of workers in high-visibility jackets and hard hats cut and clear a fallen tree on a steep, wooded hillside, surrounded by tall trees, leaf-covered ground, and dappled sunlight filtering through the forest canopy.

Brooktrails finds a path to treat hazardous vegetation on private parcels

by Sarah Reith January 21, 2026January 21, 2026

A collaboration between the Fire Safe Council, township officials and the California Conservation Corps is addressing overgrown parcels that threaten nearby homes.

Two people stand on a grassy, wooded hillside as one gestures toward a tree, with sunlight streaming through dense foliage and casting long beams across the forest floor.

Environment & Natural Resources

Sudden Oak Death continues to creep into southern Mendocino County

by Sarah Reith December 17, 2025December 17, 2025

A recent Fire Safe Council training gave tips to fuel reduction specialists to slow the spread of the disease.

A sea otter floats on its back in kelp-filled water, holding its paws up against its cheeks.

Environment & Natural Resources

Coastal Conservancy awards over $7.3M in wildfire, habitat projects across Nor Cal

by Sarah Stierch November 22, 2025November 22, 2025

Mendocino County projects will receive more than $1.3 million for community chipping, coastal trail construction and Eel River habitat restoration under new Coastal Conservancy grants.

Two men stand on a forested hillside; one leans against a tree while the other gestures upward with one hand and holds a large folder or board in the other, surrounded by dense woods and fallen leaves.

Fire & Emergency

Fuel break project strengthens wildfire protection for Ukiah and Mendocino Coast

by Sarah Reith November 14, 2025November 15, 2025

Mendocino County Fire Safe Council is partnering with Mendocino Redwood Company to thin trees and understory in western Ukiah. Now they’re asking landowners to do their part.