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Woodpecker Ravine

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Cedar Tree Leaves in Woodpecker Ravine
OES Team Member and Woodpecker Ravine Resident look at tree on property.

What

Under this project selective thinning will take place on a total of 1,136 acres of land along critical evacuation routes and strategic ridges. This treatment has been scoped as consisting of 150 feet of treatment on either side of primary evacuation routes, 75 feet of treatment on either side of secondary evacuation routes, and 150 feet of treatment along strategic ridges. Treatment along strategic ridges will serve to tie road system arteries into a comprehensive shaded fuel break.  410 strategic acres will be treated in Phase I and 726 acres will be treated in Phase II. 

Where

The Woodpecker Ravine Wildfire Mitigation Project is located within high and very high fire severity zones just southeast of Grass Valley in Nevada County. The area is flanked by State Highway 49 to the east and State Highway 174 to the north. Within the project Treatment Influence Zone are nearly 400 homes valued at approximately $95M and nearly 2,200 homes are in the 1-mile Project Influence Zone valued at over $500M. The two major evacuation routes in the Woodpecker Ravine are Lower Colfax Road and Rattlesnake Road; both lead to Highway 174, or south to other major roads such as Mt. Olive and Dog Bar Roads. 

The area’s terrain and land slopes affect its susceptibility to wildfire spread. The volume of untreated vegetation within the Woodpecker Ravine and its steep drainage make it a prime location for fuels treatment. 

Find out if your property is in the Phase 2 treatment area

Click the link below to download the Phase 1 CEQA Project Specific Analysis

  1. Woodpecker Ravine Phase I Project Specific Analysis

Click the link below to download the Woodpecker Ravine Phase 2 Fact Sheet

  1. Woodpecker Ravine Phase 2 Fact Sheet


Fill out the project survey: Woodpecker Ravine Shaded Fuel Break Project Phase 2 


Project Timeline

Woodpecker Ravine



Impact

Within 2 miles of the project are many critical community lifelines:

  •  8 fire stations 
  • 14 schools 
  • 2 Pacific Gas & Electric substations and 6 miles of powerline 
  • 3 short-term rehabilitation and skilled-nursing facilities 
  • 1 extended-stay convalescent hospital
  • The County’s primary hospital; the only other hospital is an hour’s drive away over a 7,000-foot mountain pass

This project will help protect the following communities: Union Hill, Cedar Ridge, Peardale, and Highland Park, Alta Sierra, Alta Hill, La Barr Meadows, the City of Grass Valley, Spring Hill, The Oaks, Coleman, Bear River Pines, and Chicago Park.  

Project Funders 

Funding for Phase 1 and Phase 2 of this project was secured through CAL FIRE's Wildfire Prevention Grant Program. 

Requested Grant Funds:

  • CAL FIRE Phase I: $2,178,004 (Awarded)
  • CAL FIRE Phase II: $3,914,536 (Awarded)

Roadmap to Resilience

Woodpecker Ravine is listed in the following plans:

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