#conejovalley — Public Fediverse posts

Cal Fire has recognized the Ventura County Fire Protection District as a fire risk reduction community, effective now through July 2028. This is important because (a) VCFPD is the agency responsible for fire prevention and response in Thousand Oaks and (b) recognition brings priority consideration for Cal Fire’s Wildfire Prevention Grants and helps inform wildfire risk ratings.

https://bof.fire.ca.gov/projects-and-programs/fire-risk-reduction-community-list/

#wildfires #WildfirePrevention #calfire #venturacounty #vcfd #conejovalley #ThousandOaks

High winds and heavy rain can bring down tree limbs or whole trees. This was the case last night near a Southern California Edison (SCE) substation, leading to an unplanned outage affecting about 15,000 Conejo Valley customers, with many losing grid power for an hour or more. Here is SCE’s report:

“On February 10 at 2055 hours, a 30-second electrical disruption affecting approximately 15,000 customers in Agoura Hills, Thousand Oaks, and Westlake Village occurred when eleven 16kV circuits out of Potrero Substation relayed and reclosed. At 2132 hours, a portion of the substation was interrupted. Preliminary reports indicate tree branches contacted substation equipment. Most customers were restored at 2254 hours and all power was restored at 2310 hours. There were no reported injuries.”

Another storm is headed our way next week, with rain forecast Sunday through Thursday. SCE has tips on emergency preparedness here: https://www.sce.com/outages-safety/outage-preparedness/outage-tips/emergency-preparedness-kit

#wx #CAwx #power #utilities #iou #emergencypreparedness #thousandoaks #conejovalley

Wildfire prevention and preparedness is always top of mind, never more so than now.

Here’s an overview of ongoing efforts by COSCA, the joint powers agency between the city and CRPD, to protect open space and educate residents on risk reduction. We’re also working with other agencies, from the federal to the county level, on additional preparedness and resiliency measures.

#wildfires #wildfirepreparedness #wildfireprevention #thousandoaks #conejovalley #cosca #crpd #tocc

https://www.youtube.com/live/bn1GODJOWf8?t=4335s

Thanks so much to the Conejo Open Space Foundation National Wildlife Federation teams for the tour of the in-progress Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing. What a wonderful way to enhance and protect open space for humans and wildlife alike!

Special thanks to former Sen. Fran Pavley, Beth Pratt, and Lauren Gill, all of whom are playing key roles in making this crossing a reality.

#wallisannenbergwildlifecrossing #worldsmosthopefulconstructionsite #p22legacy #saveLAcougars #wildlifecrossing #wildlifecorridors #agourahills #santamonicamountains #conejovalley #cosca #cosf #tocc

Had a wonderful time celebrating wildlife corridor protection at the Connections in Conservation event tonight in Agoura Hills.

Thanks to organizers Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing, the National Wildlife Federation, and the Cougar Conservancy for all their work on wildlife connectivity in the Santa Monica Mountains and beyond.

Thanks too those who traveled from as far as Florida and Texas to view the excellent film "Path of the Panther."

After all I heard at this event, I'm even more glad the Thousand Oaks City Council has made natural habitat protection one of its top goals for 2023-24.

#wildlifecrossing #habitatprotection #agourahills #thousandoaks #conejovalley #tocc