Landowner Resources

Fire Safety

Everyone in Mendocino County is concerned about fire safety. There are a number of places where you can find out how to join a neighborhood fire safe council (or start your own!), harden your property against fire damage, and be prepared for the next serious wildfire that occurs in our area. Here are some good places to start:

• The Mendocino Fire Safe Council

• CalFire’s Ready for Wildfire website

• Wildfires are Coming, are you Ready?

• Assemble an Emergency Supply Kit

• Important Tips from Smokey Bear

• Community Wildfire Preparedness and Mitigation

• Emergency Resources for Wildfire Preparedness

• Tracking Wildfires

• Staying Safe During a Wildfire

• Fire Map and Incident Information:

  • Cal Fire Map

  • Fire Activity Map - UCANR

  • https://www.frontlinewildfire.com/california-wildfire-map 

  • https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects/california-fire-map 

  • https://www.watchduty.org/ App for tracking wildfires

• Air Quality

  • https://www.airnow.gov/?city=Ukiah&state=CA&country=USA

  • https://map.purpleair.com/1/mAQI/a10/p604800/cC0#1/11.2/17.1 

  • Guide to Air Purifiers in the Home

• Environmental Issues

  • https://www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-how-global-warming-has-increased-us-wildfires 

  • https://www.wilderness.org/articles/blog/3-reasons-wildfires-are-getting-more-dangerous-and-3-ways-make-things-better 

Road Building and Watershed Protection

Owners of larger land parcels can help keep streams and their fish healthy by following certain guidelines when building or repairing roads. Check out the Handbook for Forest, Ranch, and Rural Roads on the Mendocino County Resources Conservation District website.

Invasive Species Removal

Find some helpful information about the concerns around invasive plant species and how to remove them on the Invasive and Native Species Resources in Mendocino County page of the California Land Conservation Assistance Network website.