A more than two thousand acre land preserve on the South Coast which was hit hard by the 2017 Thomas wildfire has received a federal grant to reduce future brush fire danger.
The Ventura Land Trust is getting $1,3 million from FEMA to reduce fuels, as well as to deal with erosion issues in the Harmon Canyon Preserve.
A big focus of the project is to remove brush which could pose a wildfire risk to homes adjacent to the preserve, which is in Ventura’s foothills. The plan calls for removing some non-native plants, as well as using goats and sheep to reduce brush.
The preserve suffered major damage to its roads, and trails during this year’s big storms. Repairs allowed the reopening of the lower area of the preserve, but the upper canyon could remain closed until this summer.
