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Los Gatos Creek

Watershed Collaboration

Forest Health Grant Update

September 2026

Status Update

East Branch:


The Guadalupe Division of the East Branch has been completed. A total of over 300 acres were treated using a mixture of handwork and mechanical. Denali Tree Service did an excellent job completing this division of the project, consistently delivering high quality work on schedule. 

Lexington Division:


We have selected the contractor for the Lexington Division, which is the final branch/division of the Forest Health II Grant treatment areas. Bay Area Tree Specialists has been selected to complete this portion, with work scheduled to begin toward the end of September.

 
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South Bay Prescribed Burn Association (SBPBA)

Trainings and Course Updates:


S-212 Wildland Fire Chainsaws Course

Applications for the S-212 Wildland Fire Chainsaws course have now closed. Thank you to everyone who submitted an application!



Pile Burning Workshop & Air Quality/Burn Permitting Course

Registration will be opening soon for our upcoming Pile Burning Workshop & Air Quality/Burn Permitting course, taking place November 7, 2026, in Palo Alto.

 
 
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To implement forest health treatments on approximately 1950 acres of strategically identified areas, The Santa Clara County Firesafe Council has partnered with the San Jose Water Company, Santa Clara County Parks, Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District and smaller, private landowners, to form the Los Gatos Creek Watershed Collaboration.


The Los Gatos Creek Watershed Collaborative Forest Health Grant is part of California Climate Investments, a statewide program that puts billions of Cap-and-Trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy, and improving public health and the environment — particularly in disadvantaged communities.

 
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