Where Habitat Restoration meets Fire Protection
What: $$$ for vegetation management on State Park land within 100ft of a home
Eligibility: Homes sharing a boundary with State Park land in Topanga (priority selection for funding will be given to multiple adjacent properties applying together)
When: Apply in Spring for work to be done in Summer
Next steps:
❖ Apply HERE for a group Right of Entry Permit (ROE) through State
Parks
❖ State Parks will connect you with SMMFSC to be selected for
funding
If you have any questions please reach out to Danielle Picciano, SMMFSC’s Director of Programs, at danielle@smmfsc.org
Highlighted project:
Entrada Restoration
The SMMFSC supported a community-led defensible space through habitat restoration program on Entrada Road in Topanga. A dedicated group of neighbors banded together to transform an overgrown dry grass hillside into a budding oak grove. A piece of state park land was dense with invasives, leaving the neighborhood surrounded by dry fuels that could erupt in the face of a wildfire. Local leaders devoted time and energy to obtaining permits, raising funds, and finalizing plans. The area was cleared of non-native species and replaced. Along with the SMMFSC, a group of volunteers spent a day planting native species including scrub oaks, coast live oaks, and toyon shrubs. The hillside is now a budding oak grove that will grow to protect the street for years to come.
