Shaded Fuel Break Project
At the 2024 Annual Meeting Linda gave an update of the progress of the grant. The CEQA requirements have nearly been completed, but crews probably won’t start work again until January due to short days and the Holiday season.
Linda also gave a report on how the passage of California’s Proposition 4 in the November 5th election might provide funding opportunities for more wildfire prevention work, as well as other types of projects, for Greenfield in the near future. She also shared a map of Greenfield showing that it is all ‘High’ or ‘Very High’ Fire Hazard Area
Linda also gave a report on how the passage of California’s Proposition 4 in the November 5th election might provide funding opportunities for more wildfire prevention work, as well as other types of projects, for Greenfield in the near future. She also shared a map of Greenfield showing that it is all ‘High’ or ‘Very High’ Fire Hazard Area
FULL PROPOSITION 4 TEXT IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT:
https://vig.cdn.sos.ca.gov/2024/general/pdf/prop4-text-proposed-laws.pdf
“November 5, 2025, General Election Voter Information Guide” – Proposition 4
The outline of Proposition 4 below shows the agencies, the amounts of funding they will receive, and types of project they will fund that likely could benefit Greenfield.
Proposition 4
CHAPTER 3 – 91500 $1,500,000,000.00 ($1.5 Billion) “for Wildfire Prevention including reducing community wildfire risk and restoring the health and resilience of forests and landscapes”
91510
$135,000,000.00 of the 91500 funds to the Office of Emergency Services for a Wildfire Mitigation Grant Program to:
- Reduce Community Wildfire Risk
- Restore the health and resilience of forests and landscapes
- Maintain existing wildfire risk reduction projects
- Increase Home and critical Community infrastructure hardening.
- Create defensible space for homes at high risk of wildfire.
- Improve Water Delivery systems for fire suppression purposes for communities in Very High or High Fire Hazard Areas.
- Zero-emission backup power, energy storage, and microgrids for critical community infrastructure.
- Funds may be used to provide loans, rebates, direct assistance & matching funds
- Grants to local agencies, state agencies, joint powers authorities, nonprofit organizations, resource conservation districts, and Tribes
- Requires a Wildfire Protection Plan
91520
$1,205,000,000.00 of the 91500 Funds for the Natural Resources Agency for:
- Projects and grants to improve local fire prevention capacity,
- Improve Forest Health and Resilience
$185,000,000.00 of the 91500 Funds for Dept. of Conservation’s Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program for projects that:
- Improve forest health and fire resilience
- Implement community fire preparedness
- Demonstration Projects
- Reduce GHG emissions (?)
- Increase carbon sequestration in forests and other landscapes.
- Funding allocated based on the Wildfire and Forest Resilience Action Plan
$170,000,000.00 of the 91500 Funds to implement regional projects such as: Landscape-scale projects developed by
- Forest collaboratives as defined in Section 4810
- Regional entities as defined in Section 4208
- State conservancies through block grants
$175,000,000.00 of the 91500 Funds available to CalFire’s Forest Health Program for long-term forest health projects including:
- Improved Forest Management
- Prescribed Fire
- Prescirbed grazing
- Cultural Fire
- Forest watershed restoration
- Upper watershed
- Riparian and mountain meadow restoration
- Activities that promote long-term carbon storage and sequestration
$185,000,000.00 of the 91500 Funds available to CalFire for local fire prevention grants and for grants to conduct workforce development for fire prevention and wildfire resilience work. This may include the construction of designated housing for wildfire prevention workers.
$200,000,000.00 of the 91500 Funds available to the Natural Resources Agency for.watershed improvement projects in forests and other habitats, including but not limited to:
- Redwoods
- Conifers
- Oak woodlands
- Mountain meadows
- Chaparral
Projects shall involve the restoration of natural ecosystem functions in very high, high, and moderate fire hazard areas and may include prescribed fire, cultural fire, environmentally sensitive vegetation management, land protection, science-based fuel reduction, watershed protection, carbon sequestration, protection of older fire-resistant trees, or improved forest health.
$50,000,000.00 of the 91500 Funds available for grants to:
- Conduct fuel reduction
- Structure hardening
- Create defensible space
- Reforestation (not needed on Greenfield)
- Targeted acquisition to improve forest health and fire resilience
91545
$50,000,000.00 of the 91500 Funds available for grants to:the CCC or certified community conservation corps, and nonprofit workforce organizations for demonstrated jobs projects, including either of the following:
- Projects to mitigate unemployment
- Eligible workforce organizations include nonprofits, local agencies, . . . .that have programs that provide park and conservation employment training.
CHAPTER 5 92500 $450,000,000.00 ($405 Million) to respond to severe weather and increasing temperatures, and address extreme heat and extreme heat event in communities. Priority shall be given to projects that provide meaningful direct benefits to disadvantaged communities, severely disadvantaged communities, and vulnerable populations.
92550
$60,000,000.00 of the 92500 funds to the Office of Emergency Services and Strategic Growth Council for competitive grants for the creation of strategically located community resilience centers at eligible community facilities (??) that model integrated delivery of emergency response services during disruptions & disasters, including:
- Zero emission backup power
- Drinking water
- Clean air
- Cooling
- Food storage
- Shelter
- Telecommunications
- Broadband services
- Accommodation of pets
CHAPTER 6 93000 $1,200,000,000.00 ($1.2 Billion) for the protection of California’s biodiversity and to protect nature and restore landscape health to achieve California’s climate change goals
93010
$870,000,000.00 of the 93000 funds to the Wildlife Conservation Board for grant programs to protect and enhance fish and wildlife resources and habitat and achieve the State’s biodiversity, public access and conservation goals. Eligible programs:
- Land acquitisions
- Habitat enhancement and restoration
- Rangeland, grazing land, and grassland protection
- Monarch butterfly and pollinator rescue
- Oak woodland conservation
$300,000,000.00 of the 93500 funds to the Department of Food and Agriculture’s Office of Environmental Farming and Innovation for improvements in climate resilience of agricultural lands and ecosystem health and allocated to eligible projects as follows:
$65,000,000.00 for grants to promote practices on farms and ranches that improve soil health, or accelerate atmospheric carbon removal or soil carbon sequestration.
$40,000,000.00 to promote onfarm water use efficiency
93520
$20,000,000.00 of the 93500 funds to the Invasive Species Account for funding invasive species projects and activities to restore and protect biodiversity and ecosystem health. (Blackberries, star thistle, tansy, harding grass)
93530
$15,000,000.00 of the 93500 funds to the Department of Conservation for projects for protection, restoration, conservation, and enhancement of farmland and rangeland including but not limited to acquisition of fee title or Conservation Easements that improve climate resilience, open-space soil health, atmospheric carbon removal, soil carbon sequestration, erosion control, watershed health, water quality, or water retention. In awarding funds for farmland and rangeland projects pursuant to this section, the Dept of Conservation shall give preference to projects for small and medium-sized farms.
93540
$90,000,000.00 of the 93500 funds to the Dept of Food and Agriculture for grants that benefit small and medium-sized farms, socially disadvantaged farmers, beginning farmers or ranchers, and veteran farmers or ranchers, and increase the sustainability of agricultural infrastructure and facilities that support food systems and increase market access.
$15,000,000.00 of the 93500 funds for grants for regional farm equipment sharing.
FULL PROPOSITION 4 TEXT AVAILABLE ONLINE AT:
“November 5, 2025, General Election Voter Information Guide” – Proposition 4
https://vig.cdn.sos.ca.gov/2024/general/pdf/prop4-text-proposed-laws.pdf
