Honda Valley Park Vegetation Management

Honda Valley Park is a City of Santa Barbara owned 48-acre open space park located within the coastal interior zone of the high fire hazard area. The park has diverse, dense vegetation along steep slopes and within canyons, as well as a heavy understory of invasive plants and thatch.

Planned Project

Crews will be targeting deadwood and invasive species to reduce fuel loads in the park through weed whipping, hand cutting, hand pulling, chainsaw work, chipping, flattening, raking, shoveling, and bucking existing woody debris. Targeted invasive species include mustards, non-native annual grasses, pampas grass, eucalyptus, bigleaf periwinkle, Peruvian pepper, onionweed, nasturtium, English ivy, cape ivy, tree tobacco, French broom, thoroughwort, bullthistle, African asparagus fern, and Victorian box.

Crews will also focus on removing vegetation from trails, also known as trail brushing, to maintain clear site access for emergency crews and vehicles in the event of a fire.

For more information see the Project Workplan

Status: Completed

Cost: Medium

Partners: City of Santa Barbara Parks and Recreation

Permitting: None

Funding Sources: California State Coastal Conservancy