Palomar Mountain News

Updated maps from Stan Hill. Today I have been making calls and several more property owners are signed up. The parcels in purple have been surveyed with the green dots showing the trees marked. Properties in red have the surveyors heading their way real soon. The properties in white have not signed up yet. Driving around there are quite a few properties that could really benefit from this free grant.

Stan asking for help to spread the word for Crestline and Birch Hill neighborhoods. A mailer was sent to all parcels with a water share. Properties without a water share or properties with a well, did not get a mailer.

Good news: Do you have a now-dead tall stump that used to be a beautiful tree but was butchered by SDG&E? Stan has already identified over 40 trees and SDG&E has agreed to have their crews put them on the ground. Stan has worked it out that if the property owner doesn’t want the wood, the grant will take care of either donating it to one of the locals that has connected with Stan for removal, or the grant will take care of removing or chipping the wood.

Here is a tree that I came across in my travels that was tagged for removal but this 20 foot section came down on it’s own. I looked up to see where it came from and it snapped off that trunk from about 70 feet off the ground. Hollow all the way through. It damaged a fence and partially blocked a road.

The grant will remove “dead and dying” trees within 150 feet of a habitable structure. Look around your property and please check the map for your parcel and any other parcels that could be added to the map. If you don’t know the contact info for a neighboring parcel, simply let me know we’ll look them up.

Like to sign up? Click on the QR code below or give Stan a call:

Stan Hill, Forestry & Fire Prevention Project Manager

Resource Conservation District of Greater San Diego County

In Partnership with the Fire Safe Council of San Diego County

11769 Waterhill Road, Lakeside, CA  92040

Office Tel: (619) 562-0096 Ext. 110

Cell: 951-553-3013

www.firesafesdcounty.org | www.rcdsd.specialdistrict.org 

I’m always glad to get your questions answered, too.

Bonnie Phelps, Realtor and Volunteer to help make Palomar more Fire Safe

760-533-1742