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ForEverGreen Forestry National Park Service CA Interagency Fire Prevention Conference, May 6, 2010 Santa Monica Mountains Community Wildfire Protection.

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1 ForEverGreen Forestry National Park Service CA Interagency Fire Prevention Conference, May 6, 2010 Santa Monica Mountains Community Wildfire Protection Plan Empowering Communities to Take Responsibility CA Interagency Fire Prevention Conference, May 6, 2010

2 ForEverGreen Forestry National Park Service CA Interagency Fire Prevention Conference, May 6, 2010 National Park Service Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

3 ForEverGreen Forestry National Park Service CA Interagency Fire Prevention Conference, May 6, 2010 Urban Development in Southern California The Los Angeles metropolitan area – Most dense urban region – 177 different interconnected cities (14,000 mi²) – Population ~17 million, expected to double in 40 years Slide courtesy of Alex Syphard, SDSU

4 ForEverGreen Forestry National Park Service CA Interagency Fire Prevention Conference, May 6, 2010 Santa Monica Mountains Land Ownership CDPR Lands - 34,000 acres NPS Lands - 22,000 acres SMMC Lands - 6,000 acres Local Parkland - 10,000 acres Private Open Space - 4,000 acres Private Lands - 82,000 acres

5 ForEverGreen Forestry National Park Service CA Interagency Fire Prevention Conference, May 6, 2010 The Santa Monica Mountains Mediterranean Coast Ecosystem 2% of Earth Area 16% of Earth Species

6 ForEverGreen Forestry National Park Service CA Interagency Fire Prevention Conference, May 6, 2010 Biodiversity of the SMM Because of the exceptional diversity of plants and animals including up to 149 rare, threatened or endangered species, much of the Santa Monica Mountains are preserved as parks and conservation areas.

7 ForEverGreen Forestry National Park Service CA Interagency Fire Prevention Conference, May 6, 2010

8 ForEverGreen Forestry National Park Service CA Interagency Fire Prevention Conference, May 6, 2010 SMM Fire Regime Dry Lightning is not common in SMM Human caused fires dominate the SMM’s Fire Adapted, Not Fire Dependant Largest fires happen during Santa Ana’s Ecosystems need time to recover from fire Frequent fires eliminate plant diversity

9 ForEverGreen Forestry National Park Service CA Interagency Fire Prevention Conference, May 6, 2010 History of Human-Caused Fire

10 ForEverGreen Forestry National Park Service CA Interagency Fire Prevention Conference, May 6, 2010

11 ForEverGreen Forestry National Park Service CA Interagency Fire Prevention Conference, May 6, 2010 Fire History in Decades

12 ForEverGreen Forestry National Park Service CA Interagency Fire Prevention Conference, May 6, 2010 Canyon Fire Oct 07 & Corral Fire Nov 07

13 ForEverGreen Forestry National Park Service CA Interagency Fire Prevention Conference, May 6, 2010 3 hours 20 acres $60 million property loss LA Times, January 9, 2007 Malibu Road Fire – Jan. 8, 2007

14 ForEverGreen Forestry National Park Service CA Interagency Fire Prevention Conference, May 6, 2010 It May Be Gorgeous But It Has Issues

15 ForEverGreen Forestry National Park Service CA Interagency Fire Prevention Conference, May 6, 2010 Urbanization in the Santa Monica Mountains, 2000 Data from Alex Syphard, SDSU

16 ForEverGreen Forestry National Park Service CA Interagency Fire Prevention Conference, May 6, 2010 10’ from chimney Vegetation on fences Trees should be 3’ – 5’ from structure

17 ForEverGreen Forestry National Park Service CA Interagency Fire Prevention Conference, May 6, 2010 Santa Monica Mountains Fire Safe Alliance "The mission of the Santa Monica Mountains Fire Safe Alliance, a collaboration of related public agencies, departments, and communities, is to find solutions and resources for property owners and land managers to improve stewardship in the wildland-urban interface. Integration of best management practices will create defensible space while protecting wildland. The Alliance will help create safer communities and protect natural areas by involving and educating stakeholders, sharing information, and locating and providing beneficial resources."

18 ForEverGreen Forestry National Park Service CA Interagency Fire Prevention Conference, May 6, 2010 California Coastal Commission California Dept of Parks and Recreation California Fair Plan California Fire Safe Council California State Parks City of Calabasas City of Malibu Governor Schwarzenegger Las Virgenes/Malibu Council of Governments Las Virgenes Municipal Water District Los Angeles County Agriculture Commissioner LA County Fire Department LA County Supervisor Yaroslovsky office Los Angeles Pierce College Foundation Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board Los Angeles San Gabriel Rivers Watershed Council Mountains Recreation & Conservation Authority Mountains Restoration Trust National Park Service Office of Assemblyperson Brad Sherman Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy SoCal Edison State Assembly Julia Brownley State Farm Insurance State Senator Fran Pavley State Senator Sheila Kuehl office University of California Cooperative Extension USDA/Natural Resources Conservation Service

19 ForEverGreen Forestry National Park Service CA Interagency Fire Prevention Conference, May 6, 2010 Pre-CWPP Consensus Fire Agencies Land Agencies Local Government Fire Safe Councils Relationships Commitment Unified Message Time & Money Regular Dialogue

20 ForEverGreen Forestry National Park Service CA Interagency Fire Prevention Conference, May 6, 2010 Knowledge Base Technical Experts Fire Experts Community Experts Local Government Fire Ecology Fire History Fire Behavior GIS Infrastructure

21 Key CWPP Stakeholders ForEverGreen Forestry National Park Service

22 ForEverGreen Forestry National Park Service CA Interagency Fire Prevention Conference, May 6, 2010 CWPP Working Group The “Wiki”

23 ForEverGreen Forestry National Park Service CA Interagency Fire Prevention Conference, May 6, 2010 Planning Area & Units

24 ForEverGreen Forestry National Park Service CA Interagency Fire Prevention Conference, May 6, 2010 Reaching Out: Community Outreach

25 ForEverGreen Forestry National Park Service CA Interagency Fire Prevention Conference, May 6, 2010 Web-Based Outreach

26 ForEverGreen Forestry National Park Service CA Interagency Fire Prevention Conference, May 6, 2010 CWPP Community Meetings

27 ForEverGreen Forestry National Park Service CA Interagency Fire Prevention Conference, May 6, 2010 20+ Community Meetings

28 ForEverGreen Forestry National Park Service CA Interagency Fire Prevention Conference, May 6, 2010 Fire Safety Education

29 ForEverGreen Forestry National Park Service CA Interagency Fire Prevention Conference, May 6, 2010 Community Mapping Exercise

30 ForEverGreen Forestry National Park Service CA Interagency Fire Prevention Conference, May 6, 2010

31 ForEverGreen Forestry National Park Service CA Interagency Fire Prevention Conference, May 6, 2010 Community Mapping Exercise

32 ForEverGreen Forestry National Park Service CA Interagency Fire Prevention Conference, May 6, 2010 Community Prioritization

33 ForEverGreen Forestry National Park Service CA Interagency Fire Prevention Conference, May 6, 2010 Community Review Committee (CRC) & Internal Reviewers

34 ForEverGreen Forestry National Park Service CA Interagency Fire Prevention Conference, May 6, 2010 CRC “Virtual” Review

35 ForEverGreen Forestry National Park Service CA Interagency Fire Prevention Conference, May 6, 2010 Working Sessions

36 ForEverGreen Forestry National Park Service CA Interagency Fire Prevention Conference, May 6, 2010 Successful Community Process Engage the community Go to where they live, where they are comfortable Make it easy for them to participate Make it interesting, what they want LISTEN to their questions and ideas Treat all participants equally and respectfully Provide refreshments Enjoy yourself!

37 ForEverGreen Forestry National Park Service CA Interagency Fire Prevention Conference, May 6, 2010 CWPP Lessons Know your Motivation for a CWPP Nourish the Common Goal Provide Stakeholder Commitment Ensure a Community-Intensive Process Use as Fire Education Opportunity Empower the Communities

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