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9 hours ago

Santa Clara County may form its first prescribed burn association pending state grant

The Santa Clara County FireSafe Council is waiting on approval of a state $400,000 grant to set up a South Bay Prescribed Burn Association. Prescribed fire is the intentional and conditional use of fire on a landscape, according to a definition provided by a Stanford University report published in August on prescribed fires on the West Coast. It has several benefits, including preventing high-intensity wildfires by reducing tinder, restoring habitats and watersheds and supporting carbon and forest resilience.
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3 weeks ago

Los Gatos has grants available for nonprofits with projects in town

Los Gatos offers one-time grants of $5,000–$10,000 to nonprofits for resident-benefiting projects; applications due by Oct. 3; organizations eligible once every two years.
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