East Bay Hills Wildfire Hazard Reduction And Resource Management Plan and EIR

• Video - Fuels Management
• Download Map Plan
• Download the Wildfire - Plan
• Download the Wildfire - (EIR)
• Response to Comments
• Project Goals
• Specific Objectives
• Work Program/Schedule
• Background Report

Public Notice

• Public Notice [1pg., PDF] 
    - Meeting to be held on April 20, 2010, 6:00 p.m. 
    - AC Transit Headquarters Board Room
    - 1600 Franklin Street, Oakland, CA.

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Download Plan Map

• Map of Plan [860 KB, 1 pg., Acrobat PDF]

Download the Plan

• The Plan  - Wildfire Hazard Reduction and Resource Management Plan

Download the EIR

• Environmental Impact Report (EIR) - Wildfire Hazard Reduction and Resource Management

Response to Comments

• Response to Comments [51 MB, 492 pp. Acrobat PDF]

Project Goals

1. Reduce fire hazards on District-owned lands in the East Bay’s wildland-urban interface to an acceptable level of risk;
2. Maintain and enhance ecological values for plant and wildlife habitat consistent with fire reduction goals;
3. Preserve aesthetic landscape values for park users and neighboring communities; and
4. Provide a vegetation management plan which is cost-effective to EBRPD on a continuous basis.

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Specific Objectives

1. Evaluate the location and adequacy of the District's fuel break
2. Provide a menu of options for fuels management and habitat restoration and maintenance. Options will address different topographic situations, vegetation types, available tools and techniques
3. Evaluate the environmental effects of vegetation management options
4. Minimize their effects on species of concern
5. Maintain optimal habitat and ecological function
6. Provide a plan that enables the District to make informed, adaptive decisions about ongoing vegetation management based on:
• benefit to public safety
• environmental benefit
• available funding and cost effectiveness
7. Involve diverse stakeholder groups, including agencies and organizations adjoining District lands. The environmental document will solicit broad public input to identify values and concerns related to vegetation management alternatives.

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Work Program/Schedule

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Background Report

See also Background Report: The East Bay Hills Wildfire Problem Statement (Prepared in 2001 by the Hills Wildfire Working Group) [ View HTML | Download PDF | Download Word ]

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