MWPA Greater Novato Shaded Fuel Break User Guide
- May 15, 2024
- MWPA
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Greater Novato Shaded Fuel Break
Photo Guide
Novato Shaded Fuel Break
The Greater Novato Shaded Fuel Break (GNSFB) will create a 38-mile shaded fuel
break running along the backyards of about 1,700 parcels in the Greater Ross
Valley. The fuel reduction zone includes about 1,300 acres from Fairfax to
Corte Madera. The project is designed to slow the spread of wildfire to give
firefighters time and space to suppress the flames. This project would reduce
fire risk to several communities in the wildland urban interface (otherwise
known as the WUI) while improving forest and ecosystem health by reducing non-
native plant cover. This photo guide will detail some of the completed work
on the project. Differences are not always obvious, look for removal of fallen
branches, chipped materials, and lowest limbs of trees being removed.
This
image was taken after work was completed at a similar project in Marin by the
MWPA. It is a good example of shaded fuel break conditions and how 
What is a Shaded Fuel Break?
WHAT: A shaded fuel break is an area between the wilderness and a human
population designed to protect people and homes from wildfires.
WHEN: Right now! The MWPA and its Member Agencies are currently
overseeing the creation of shaded fuel breaks in several locations around
Marin County and will be a part of maintaining them in the future as well.
HOW: The majority of this work is done by “hand crews” who work
throughout a project area on foot using hand tools. However, several methods
may be used to thin vegetation (mowing, grazing by goats and sheep, etc.)
WHERE: In the wildland-urban interface (WUI) where large vegetated areas
are located directly adjacent to neighborhoods (e.g., in the Greater Ross
Valley area ).
WHAT IS TYPICALLY TREATED
- Invasive nonnative shrubs (e.g., French broom)
- Small diameter trees (e.g., acacia)
- Some dead and down trees and branches
- Dry nonnative grasses
WHAT IS NOT DISTURBED
- Protected species and habitats
- Private property without consent of landowner
www.marinwildfire.org
info@marinwildfire.org
415-539-6972
Documents / Resources
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Greater Novato Shaded Fuel
Break
[pdf] User Guide
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References
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