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San Mateo RCD details neighborhood chipping dates, Zone 0 guidance and two funded fuel‑reduction projects
Summary
The San Mateo Resource Conservation District told the Midcoast Community Council it will run neighborhood chipping in late May, explained Zone 0 ember‑resistant guidance and flagged funded fuel‑reduction projects on Highway 92 (summer) and Highway 1 (fall); the RCD also said a multi‑county forest health project goes to the Coastal Commission the next day.
Timothy Federal, a representative of the San Mateo Resource Conservation District, told the Midcoast Community Council on March 11 that the district will run its annual neighborhood chipping program for the Midcoast this spring and encouraged residents to sign up early.
"May 26 will be the date for, chipping in El Granada, Moss Beach in Monterra," Federal said. He directed residents to sign up at sanmateorcd.org/chipper and noted a QR code will appear on mailers. Federal summarized program limits: "the maximum diameter of what can be chipped is 8 inches, and the piles need to be no more than 10 feet wide, 10 feet long, and 5 feet high." He cautioned that collection can take multiple days depending on participation.
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