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Explore Tree Care Tips for expert advice on tree health, maintenance, and safety. Whether you’re a homeowner or a professional, find practical tips and resources to keep your trees thriving
Tree Care Tips
Explore Tree Care Tips for expert advice on tree health, maintenance, and safety. Whether you’re a homeowner or a professional, find practical tips and resources to keep your trees thriving
Understand the efforts of PG&E in tree service
They prune or cut down more than one million trees each year that are too close to a powerline and may cause a wildfire or power outage to keep our communities safe.
Attention San Mateo County neighbors!
Tree Removal Permit Exemption Extended to July 1, 2025
Planting with fire safety in mind
Learn about managing trees and plants and the importance of calling 811 before you dig.
You can help protect your home and community from wildfire risks. Start by picking the right plants and trees for your area.
ALERTWildfire is a real-time camera located all over the state, fires can be spotted live.
This helps discover, locate, and confirm fire ignition by quickly scaling fire resources up or down. Monitor fire behavior during containment. It helps evacuations through enhanced situational awareness.
Request an AB 38 Defensible Space inspection
Take the defensible space self-assessment survey to determine how prepared your home is for wildfire and learn what steps you can take to better prepare your home for wildfire.
Homeowners Guide by IBHS
San Mateo County get ready today!
You’ll find out about the home improvements that reduce wildfire risk.
Santa Clara County FireSafe Council Enhances Early Wildfire Detection Portfolio With Dryad Networks SILVANET Platform
Be evacuation ready (Zoneheaven)
When we are under wildfire threat, we need to be ready and know our evacuation routes, and identify our routes with the Community Zoneheaven tool.
Fire Hazard Severity Zones (FHSZ)
Identify the areas that are on Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones.
Komodo Fire Systems
Komodo Fire Systems was founded by Silicon Valley pioneers in green technology who have over two decades of expertise in the field.
Environmentally-friendly, water-based, non-toxic, non-hazardous fire fighting solutions
trees.com
They have the largest database of trees to help people learn about all the trees that can flourish in your community
Looking for a nursery?
Boething Treeland Farms was founded by John and Susan Boething in 1952. The company is now owned by second and third-generation family members.
The Forest Service plays an important role in each of the national federal interagency coordinating groups addressing invasive species.
The Forest Service works with partners at all levels to respond to and manage invasive species, as well as other native pests and diseases, that threaten the lands and waters of the United States.
CUTTER LAW P.C. LAWYERS have put together a great safety guide for people who live in areas that are at high risk of wildfires. Check it out!
San Mateo County Climate Ready
The Climate Ready Team focuses on both reducing our emissions through Climate Action Plans and preparing for the effects of climate change through the Climate Ready Collaborative.
SelecTree
SelecTree is a tool to help you have more accurate information and pictures about the nearest tree in your neighborhood, characteristics you have seen are important identify the correct tree, tree shape, leaf form, etc. 🌴🌲🌳
Check it out!
Cal-IPC works to stop the spread of invasive plants across California.
Cal-IPC provides science-based tools and information to help land managers and others make the best choices by categorizing plants that threaten California’s natural areas.
Determine how to prepare your home is for wildfire
Have a greater understanding of how defensible space and home hardening can help save your home from the effects of devastating wildfires By completing this self-assessment.
Find Out more about the native Plants of California
A website you can use to learn about plants that grow wild in California (both native plants and weeds)
Information in Calflora comes from many sources: the Consortium of California Herbaria, iNaturalist, public agencies, non-profits, scientists, private donors, and you!