California Vegetation Treatment Program (CalVTP) Update

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention (CAL FIRE) is funding ecological restoration treatments on up to 541 acres of State Responsibility Area lands within Pescadero Creek County Park in Loma Mar, California, through a project administered by the San Mateo County Parks Department. The work, conducted under the California Vegetation Treatment Program (CalVTP) Program Environmental Impact Report, involves manual and mastication methods to reduce fuel loads, enhance forest and watershed health, and demonstrate climate-resilient vegetation practices while strictly avoiding type conversion in chaparral and coastal sage scrub communities, in compliance with Public Resources Code § 4483. The project is authorized through a Project-Specific Analysis and addendum to the CalVTP EIR, ensuring environmental compliance under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and adherence to the approved Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program. No federal procurement clauses or standard FAR provisions apply, as this is a state-level environmental management initiative funded by CAL FIRE and implemented locally. Key contacts include Shannon Johnson of CAL FIRE and Hannah Ormshaw of San Mateo County Parks Department, with Timothy Federal of the San Mateo Resource Conservation District serving as the project proponent. Work is performed solely at the designated site in Loma Mar, with no formal contract value, delivery schedule, invoicing method, or packaging requirements specified. The project was approved on August 14, 2025, and publicly posted on August 19, 2025, through the CalVTP program portal.