Huddart Park Forest Health Work Update

Updated Tuesday, November 30, 2021

On Tuesday or Wednesday of this week, crews working in Huddart Park will move from the current work area on lower Richard's Road Trail near the Chaparral Trail intersection, to upper Richard's Road Trail. Weather permitting, crews will continue their normal work schedule of working Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., as they create shaded fuel breaks by selectively thinning vegetation and removing trees that are dead, dying, diseased, and up to 8 inches in diameter.

Crews have implemented erosion control measures and staff continue to flag and monitor sensitive resources. Treatment has been performed in chaparral and coastal scrub areas directly below the main entrance and above the Sequoia group camp parking lot. To date, 9.3 acres of vegetation have been treated in Huddart Park.

Closures

The process is noisy and disperses woody debris on trails, roads, and facilities. For this reason, the following trails in the park are closed to all traffic, Monday through Friday:

  • Richard's Road Trail between its intersection with Sprout Trail (marker #1) and its intersection with Miramontes Trail (marker #11)
  • Chaparral Trail

When work is complete in this area, this section of Richards Road Trail will  reopen. Watch for, and please observe, signs and barricades showing trail closure.

See a map of the closed area »

When crews move to a new work area on Tuesday or Wednesday of this week, the following trails will be closed to all traffic, Monday through Friday:

  • Richard's Road Trail between its intersection with Summit Springs Trail (marker #33) and its intersection with Campground Trail (marker #6)
  • Crystal Springs Trail between its intersection with Summit Springs Trail (marker #34) and its intersection with Dean Trail (marker #27)

See a map of the closed area »

The Chickadee Nature Trail will remain closed for the duration of this project and will not open on weekends. The Park service road from Greer Road to the main entrance, which was previously closed, is now open.

A treated chaparral area below the Huddart Park main entrance.
A rubber tracked excavator beginning mastication (forestry mulching) directly below the main entrance kiosk.
A skidsteer with a masticating head attachment enter the project area to begin treatment below the main entrance kiosk.

Project Partners

This effort is part of a multi-year project focused on reducing wildfire risks and improving forest health and community safety in partnership with San Mateo County Resource Conservation District, and through funding from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection as part of the California Climate Investments Program. During the next year, 402 acres will have been treated—218 acres in Huddart Park and 184 acres in Wunderlich Park. Learn more »

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