A Community Wildfire Protection Plan for the Cobb Mountain Area
Project Timeline: 2025-2027
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Volunteers Wanted! Community Wildfire Protection Plan + Citizen Science Program Starts May 2026
Our community is working together to better understand the forests, fire risks, and resilience of Cobb Mountain.
Through the Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) and a new Citizen Science Volunteer Program, residents will help gather on-the-ground information about forest conditions and fire hazards.
CWPP Mapping GIS
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Cobb Mountain Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP)
In January 2025, the Seigler Springs Community Redevelopment Association (SSCRA) received a U.S. Forest Service contract to create a new Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) for the Cobb Mountain Area of Lake County, California. Building on local leadership since the 2015 Valley Fire, this Plan integrates wildfire risk reduction, ecological restoration, and community-based economic development.
PURPOSE & GOALS
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY BENEFITS
IMPLEMENTATION
AND LEGACY
The CWPP will identify and address wildfire risks specific to Cobb Mountain’s complex topography, vegetation, and settlement patterns. It will include a detailed action plan targeting priority evacuation routes, fuel-heavy parcels, and critical community infrastructure.
Key goals include:
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Characterizing wildfire hazards through local data and science in collaboration with Tribal partners — including the Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians, Middletown Rancheria, and the Tribal Ecosystem Restoration Alliance (TERA)
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Analyzing and planning long-term stewardship strategies informed by tribal knowledge and climate projections.
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Developing local workforce and business capacity in forest management and ecosystem restoration.
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Revitalizing ecology and culture through partnerships with Tribal Nations.
The Plan will include a draft of a Cobb Mountain Workforce and Business Development Strategy. This effort will look to create local jobs, strengthen forest-based enterprises, and connect economic opportunity with environmental health.
The CWPP will be developed in partnership with the Cobb Area Council’s Forest Stewardship Committee and integrated with Lake County’s 2023 CWPP. SSCRA will coordinate with the Lake County Community Development Department to align with countywide General and Area Plans as well as the county's new Housing and Climate Adaptation Plans.
By linking wildfire resilience, indigenous stewardship, and local economic renewal, the Cobb Mountain CWPP will model how rural communities can protect their forests—and their future.
