By Julieann Jones | Grants Manager
Hello Friends,
I’m pleased to provide you with an update about the impact our volunteers and staff are making in Northern California. Since launching the recovery element of the California Wildfire Relief Program this summer, in partnership with Hope Crisis Response Network and Habitat for Humanity, we have been working towards our goal of completing nine home rebuilds in Paradise and nearby Magalia by the end of December. Our volunteers are hard at work installing siding, windows, flooring, doors, trim and cabinetry; painting and completing finish work to bring comfort and security back to those who lost their homes in the 2018 Camp Fire.
Wildfire season continues to pose risk through the dry autumn months. We are heartbroken by the immensely damaging 2021 wildfire season, and we are humbly reminded why ongoing mitigation efforts are so important. Our teams are preparing to resume their mitigation activities and sawyer training this coming December, when we can safely and responsibly operate chainsaws and other machinery to create fuel breaks and remove hazard trees for protection against future wildfires.
Our impact to date:
11 fuel break acres cleared
8,023 volunteer hours contributed
60 volunteers engaged
534 hazard trees felled
Thank you for following our progress!
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