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Tag Archives: Covell Ranch
November 2023 Meeting Report
Cambria Forest Committee November 10th, 2023 Meeting summary Not Approved Minutes, but a helpful report by CSD Director and board liaison Harry Farmer. November 2023 Meeting Report by Harry Farmer The meeting was called to order by Chairman Crosby Swartz … Continue reading
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Tagged conservation easements, Covell Ranch, defensible space, dwarf mistletoe, Greenspace, invasive weeds, lot clearing, Strawberry Canyon, tree planting, 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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February 2022 Minutes
CAMBRIA FOREST COMMITTEE TO CONSERVE AND MANAGE THE NATIVE FOREST OF CAMBRIA February 2022.docx February 9, 2022, 5:30 PM Zoom.com Video Teleconference Crosby Swartz called the meeting to order at 5:30 pm. A Quorum was established by attendance of CDC … Continue reading
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Tagged Covell Ranch, Fire Hazard Fuel Reduction, Forest Manager
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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 October 2021
CAMBRIA FOREST COMMITTEE TO CONSERVE AND MANAGE THE NATIVE FOREST OF CAMBRIA Minutes October 2021 October 13, 2021, 6:30 PM Zoom.com Video Teleconference The meeting was Called to Order and a Quorum established by attendance of Crosby and Laura Swartz, … Continue reading
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Tagged Community Council grant, Covell Ranch, Fire Hazard Fuel Reduction, Fire Safe Focus Group, Forest Management Plan, Forest Manager, TDC, tree planting
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Minutes September 2021
CAMBRIA FOREST COMMITTEE TO CONSERVE AND MANAGE THE NATIVE FOREST OF CAMBRIA Minutes September 2021 September 10, 2021, 10:00 AM Zoom.com Video Teleconference The meeting was Called to Order and a Quorum established by attendance of Crosby and Laura Swartz, … Continue reading
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Tagged CNPS, Community Council grant, Covell Ranch, Fire Hazard Fuel Reduction, tree planting
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Minutes June 2021
CAMBRIA FOREST COMMITTEE TO CONSERVE AND MANAGE THE NATIVE FOREST OF CAMBRIA Minutes June 2021 June 9, 2021, 6:30 PM Zoom.com Video Teleconference The meeting was Called to Order and a Quorum established by the attendance of Crosby and Laura … Continue reading
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Tagged California Native Plant Society, Covell Ranch, Fire Hazard Fuel Reduction, french broom, wildfire
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Minutes July 2018
CAMBRIA FOREST COMMITTEE TO CONSERVE AND MANAGE THE NATIVE FOREST OF CAMBRIA Minutes July 2018 July 11, 2018, 6:30 PM Cambria Rabobank, 1070 Main Street A Quorum was established by the attendance of Crosby and Laura Swartz, JoEllen Butler, and Christine … Continue reading
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Tagged Covell Ranch, Forest Management Plan, Forest Manager, lot clearing, Weed abatement
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Minutes October 2016
CAMBRIA FOREST COMMITTEE TO CONSERVE AND MANAGE THE NATIVE FOREST OF CAMBRIA miutes-october-2016 6:30 pm, Cambria Rabobank, 1070 Main Street A Quorum was established by directors in attendance: Crosby and Laura Swartz, Connie Gannon, Julie Jorgenson, JoEllen Butler, and Christine Heinrichs. Nancy … Continue reading
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Tagged Community Council grant, Covell Ranch, Doug Piirto, Endangered Species, Fire Safe Focus Group, Minutes, Wildfire Protection Plan
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Minutes October 2015
Minutes October 2015 CAMBRIA FOREST COMMITTEE:TO CONSERVE AND MANAGE THE NATIVE FOREST OF CAMBRIA October 14, 2015. 6:30 PM Cambria Rabobank, 1070 Main Street A quorum was present: Directors Crosby and Laura Swartz, Alan Peters, Ralph Covell, Connie Gannon, Christine Heinrichs. Others in attendance: Mike Walgren, State … Continue reading
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Tagged Covell Ranch, Fire Safe Focus Group, Forest Management Plan, Interpretive sign, tree removal, tree replacement policy
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