The volunteers moved to a new area to create defensible space and bring health back to the woodland. In this update, you'll hear from volunteers about why they do this work and our strategy to prevent erosion.

Progress over the past two weeks has been great, with lots of French Broom pulled and piled to create an enormous mountain for San Rafael Fire's chipper program to come and remove.

The project to remove French Broom has expanded in recent weeks to dense sections on the Marin Jewish Community Center property. This video shows the impact of recent work, discusses the importance of pulling broom in the winter and spring months, and gives a sense of the fire risk it poses.

Our volunteer crew on San Pedro Ridge continues to make great contributions in the Santa Venetia neighborhood of San Rafael, California. This update highlights the successes in recent weeks pulling French Broom and removing the piles from the woodland area.

The volunteers of San Pedro Ridge Fire Safety have continued to work at the end of Garden Ave to pull and remove Scotch and French Broom in areas adjacent to the Santa Venetia Neighborhood on the north side of the ridge.

A new focus on a large patch surrounding two of our neighbors' property as the work at the end of Garden Ave to pull and remove Scotch and French Broom continues.

Some piles removed and clearing progressing toward the JCC as the work at the end of Garden Ave to pull and remove Scotch and French Broom continues.

We had a successful first volunteer day with 6 folks moving piles of broom to a staging area for a chipper crew to take it away.