At the Monarch Preserve in Los Osos, a collaborative effort between San Luis Obispo County Parks, CAL FIRE, and County Fire is underway to clear away dead vegetation that could be fuel for a fire.

Sally Ryono and Ginny Palmer live nearby and walk their dogs, Jasper and Jackson, at the preserve nearly every day.

“I think wildfire safety is the biggest thing. We’ve had problems with insurance companies and everything, you know, not wanting to insure us because we’re close to this kind of a situation, so we’re really happy to have them here,” Ryono said.

The first phase of the project will be removing dead vegetation and cutting low-hanging tree branches, which will benefit both the ecosystem and local residents.

“So that we have more of a see-through forest that is both good habitat for

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