Sonoma County open space district grants $3.8M for projects to reduce wildfire risks

Sonoma County wildfire prevention programs will receive $3.8 million in grants recently approved by the Board of Directors of the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District.

Of that total, $3.3 million will be applied to 18 grant projects designed to prevent wildfire throughout the county, funded by a portion of a settlement from Pacific Gas & Electric. These projects include treating 2,000 acres of land with shaded fuel-breaks, increasing grazing and creating calming zones, all of which are intended to slow or prevent the spread of wildfire in the community.