The County of Mendocino, Mendocino County Resource Conservation District, Mendocino County Fire Safe Council, and the Redwood Valley-Calpella Fire Department are pleased to announce the recent purchase of a new wood chipper to support fuels reduction activities in Redwood Valley and throughout Mendocino County. The chipper was purchased through a Hazardous Tree Removal grant provided by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection using California Climate Investments funding. The County of Mendocino secured the grant funding and partnered with the Resource Conservation District and Fire Safe Council to implement the project and complete the chipper purchase.

Moving forward, the chipper will be used to support fuels reduction in Redwood Valley as its primary purpose, while supporting projects in other parts of the County when not in use in Redwood Valley.

The County invites members of the media to attend a brief photo opportunity with the equipment to document this partnership on March 31st at 10 AM at the Redwood Valley-Calpella Fire Station located at 8481 East Road in Redwood Valley.

For more information, please contact Mendocino County Disaster Recovery at (707) 234-6303 or disasterrecovery@mendocinocounty.org.