The orange areas on this Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County (RCDSCC) map show forest health projects on public and private lands in the Santa Cruz Mountains. RCDSCC announced on Friday, June 6, 2025 that it has secured a $7 million Forest Health Grant from Cal Fire. (RCDSCC via Bay City News)

The Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County announced that it’s been awarded a $7 million Cal Fire grant for forest health projects in the Santa Cruz Mountains. 

The money is for a variety of projects on 830 acres of public and private lands throughout the region targeting “high-priority landscapes in a strategically planned ‘ring’ around populated areas,” RCDSCC officials said. 

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