Fuels Reduction: Skills Training

Training videos for clearing your land, pruning trees, and more

Fuels Reduction & Forest Resilience

A Native Perspective (short version)

A Native Perspective (long version)

Forest Fuel Reduction (short version)

Forest Fuel Reduction (long version)

Fuels Reduction: • DIY • Contractors • Plant Guides

Pruning & Limbing

Pruning and Thinning Techniques

Proper Limbing, Safety and Tool Maintenance

Proper Pruning Cuts and Safety

Tools, Equipment, & Safety

Basic Chainsaw Safety and Manteinance

Chipper Safety and Maintenance

Grant funding for this project was made available thanks to the California State Coastal Conservancy.

Certain plants in Mendocino County are both highly flammable and invasive, outcompeting native plants and drastically increasing fire risk.

Learn how to identify and control them using our Plant ID Guide. We also have a dedicated page specifically for Broom and Gorse.

Broom and Gorse page