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Tag Archives: Cal Fire
October 2023 Meeting Report
Cambria Forest Committee October 13, 2023 meeting summary Not Approved Minutes, but a helpful summary, thanks to CSD Director and board liaison to CFC Harry Farmer. October 2023 Harry Farmer report After some conversation on a variety of environmental issues … Continue reading
Posted in Approved Minutes
Tagged Cal Fire, Covell Ranch Fuel Reduction, Fern Canyon, Fire Hazard Fuel Reduction, Fire Safe Focus Group, Greenspace, invasive weeds, lot clearing, Strawberry Canyon, Weed abatement
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March 2022 Minutes
CAMBRIA FOREST COMMITTEE TO CONSERVE AND MANAGE THE NATIVE FOREST OF CAMBRIA March 2022.docx March 9, 2022, 5:30 PM Zoom.com Video Teleconference The meeting was Called to Order at 5:45 and a Quorum established by attendance of Crosby and Laura … Continue reading
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Tagged burn piles, Cal Fire, Camp Ocean Pines, Covell Ranch, Forest Manager, Rancho Marino, USLTRCD
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Bryant Baker speaks at CFC meeting
Bryant Baker, Conservation Director for Los Padres ForestWatch, will speak at the February 9 meeting of the Cambria Forest Committee, 5:30 pm on Zoom. The public is invited, free. All CFC meetings, monthly on the second Wednesday, are open to … Continue reading
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Tagged Cal Fire, Chad Hanson, Covell Ranch, Fire Hazard Fuel Reduction, Los Padres ForestWatch, tree removal
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Minutes November 2020
CAMBRIA FOREST COMMITTEE TO CONSERVE AND MANAGE THE NATIVE FOREST OF CAMBRIA Minutes November 2020 November 11, 2020 6:30 PM Zoom.com Video Teleconference Chair Crosby Swartz called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm. A Quorum was established by attendance … Continue reading
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Tagged Cal Fire, Cape Ivy, Cargon Neutral Cambria, construction, county permit reviews, Dead Tree removal, Fire Safe Focus Group, Forest Manager, Permit referrals, Village Lane project
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Minutes October 2020
CAMBRIA FOREST COMMITTEE TO CONSERVE AND MANAGE THE NATIVE FOREST OF CAMBRIA Minutes October 2020 October 14, 2020, 6:30 PM Zoom.com Video Teleconference Crosby Swartz called the meeting to order at 6:35 pm. A quorum was established by attendance of … Continue reading
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Tagged Cal Fire, Community Council grant, Dead Tree removal, defensible space, dwarf mistletoe, Fire Safe Focus Group, Forest Manager, tree removal, Village Lane project
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Minutes December 2019
CAMBRIA FOREST COMMITTEE TO CONSERVE AND MANAGE THE NATIVE FOREST OF CAMBRIA Minutes December 2019 December 11, 2019, 6:30 PM Mechanics Bank, 1070 Main Street, Cambria A Quorum was established by attendance of directors Crosby and Laura Swartz, Paul Nugent, … Continue reading
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Tagged Cal Fire, county permit reviews, FFRP executive director, Fire Hazard Fuel Reduction, invasive weed guide
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Minutes May 2019
CAMBRIA FOREST COMMITTEE TO CONSERVE AND MANAGE THE NATIVE FOREST OF CAMBRIA Minutes May 2019 May 8, 2019, 6:30 PM Cambria Rabobank, 1070 Main Street A Quorum was established by the attendance of Crosby and Laura Swartz, JoEllen Butler, Andrea … Continue reading
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Tagged Cal Fire, Dark Skies, Earth Day, Fire Safe Focus Group, french broom, lot clearing, PG&E, SODBlitz, Weed abatement
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Minutes January 2019
CAMBRIA FOREST COMMITTEE TO CONSERVE AND MANAGE THE NATIVE FOREST OF CAMBRIA Minutes January 2019 January 9, 2019, 6:30 PM Cambria Rabobank, 1070 Main Street A Quorum was established by attendance of directors Crosby and Laura Swartz, Julie Jorgenson, Paul … Continue reading
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Tagged Cal Fire, Cambria Fire Department, Fire Safe Focus Group, MUP, Weed abatement
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Minutes November 2018
CAMBRIA FOREST COMMITTEE TO CONSERVE AND MANAGE THE NATIVE FOREST OF CAMBRIA Minutes November 2018 November 14, 2018 TIME: 6:30 PM LOCATION: Cambria Rabobank, 1070 Main Street Call to Order and Establish a Quorum Director Swartz nominated Paul Nugent as … Continue reading
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Tagged Cal Fire, french broom, invasive weeds, Leimert burning piles
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