Huddart Park Forest Health Work Update

Updated Monday, May 16, 2022

Crews have returned to Huddart Park to follow up on forest health work performed last November and December near the park entrance. 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. To date, 24 acres of vegetation have been treated in Huddart Park.

Closures

The process is noisy and disperses woody debris on trails, roads, and facilities. Crews are now working near Crystal Springs Trail, which is currently closed, Monday through Friday, from markers 16 to 27. See a map of the trail closure »

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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Recently completed treatment area near the Zwierlein day-use area.
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.

Example of Recent Work

Below is an example of a recently treated area in Huddart Park.

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