Within the last few years, in a bid to reduce wildfire risk throughout the county, Collamer and firefighters from both our unit and partnering agencies have successfully executed several prescribed fires, including 20-acres on the field between Filoli Historic House and Garden and Cañada Road. The property is on San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Watershed (SFPUC) land.
CAL FIRE CZU Unit Forester Rich Sampson hosted three truck trail tours this month. Nearly every year, Forester Sampson takes mostly newer Chief Officers in the unit on this comprehensive and outstanding tour across the truck trails of the Santa Cruz Mountains.
On June 30, 2022 the San Mateo County Agriculture Department pest detection team found a single Oriental fruit fly (Bactrocera dorsalis) in a baited trap in Menlo Park. The team followed up with a delimitation survey that includes 40 traps within one square mile of the find. This is in addition to 80 existing traps within the 8 square miles surrounding the find. No new Oriental fruit flies have been detected. Oriental fruit flies are an invasive pest native to southern Asia, that has become established in Hawaii.
To San Mateo County Businesses,
Beginning July 27, a pedestrian bridge at Half Moon Bay State Beach along the Half Moon Bay Coastal Trail will be closed for at least a year as it is replaced with a new bridge.
San Carlos Airport Part 150 Noise Compatibility Program. Copies of the Part 150 Noise Compatibility Program for San Carlos Airport are available for reference within the attachment below. Docket Number FAA-2013-0259 on Regulations.gov.
You can now notify the San Carlos & Half Moon Bay Airport online prior to your non-commercial UAS operations!
Frigid temperatures and gusty winds can cause pipes to freeze. Property owners and residents can take some simple precautions to prevent the inconvenience and expense of frozen water pipes.