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Scotts Valley-area shaded fuel break underway to reduce wildfire risk, RCD says
Summary
Resource Conservation District staff described a 105-acre shaded fuel break between Felton and Scotts Valley aimed at reducing ladder fuels and protecting water infrastructure; implementation runs from 07/28/2025 to 12/20/2025, with environmental protections for sensitive species.
Laurel Bard, a program specialist with the Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County, told the Scotts Valley City Council the Lockhart shaded fuel break is a 105-acre wildfire-reduction project running along the ridgeline between Zionie Creek and Lockhart Gulch that began implementation on 07/28/2025 and is expected to finish on 12/20/2025.
The project, Bard said, aims to reduce threats to life, property and infrastructure by removing "ladder fuels" (small trees and shrubs) and selectively thinning dead and hazard trees near the ridgeline. "We're primarily reducing ladder fuels, which are small trees and shrubs that can act as connectors between a fire that's moving along the forest…
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