Update
2026 Wildfire Fuel Management Continues in Shaded Fuel Break on Southeast Border
In late July/early August 2026, San Mateo County Parks will be using goats as a tool to manage vegetative fuels in the shaded fuel break along the southeastern boundary of Edgewood Park. This is a pilot maintenance project for continued management of the shaded fuel break created along park boundary in 2022. This continues to be a high priority project area for San Mateo County Parks due to the high fuel load in this portion of the park and proximity to the residential community of Emerald Hills. See advisory
About the Project
From May through August in 2022, San Mateo County Parks conducted wildfire hazard risk reduction work over a 7-acre area in Edgewood Park. The project consisted of two components: 1) thinning understory vegetation within 100 feet of the eastern and southeastern park boundary to create a shaded fuel break and 2) removal of sudden oak death affected trees and other identified hazard trees within 200 feet of select trails and neighboring structures. Both components improved public safety and mitigated the threat of wildfire to nearby residents by thinning understory vegetation, removing dead and dying trees, and breaking the continuity of potential wildfire fuels. The project also preserved community evacuation routes and reduced potential hazards to infrastructure. This project was listed in the San Mateo County Parks Department’s Wildlife Fuel Management Program 2021-2026 Projects.
