Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund-Arroyo Seco Wildfire Resilience Project

The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Arroyo Seco Wildfire Resilience Project is an initiative led by the City of Pasadena Department of Parks, Recreation, and Community Services to reduce wildfire risk and improve ecosystem health within the Arroyo Seco. The project focuses on the Hahamongna Watershed Park, Central and Lower Arroyo, utilizing NAICS code 541620. The primary scope of work involves vegetation maintenance to mitigate hazards, including the selective thinning of hazardous vegetation, the removal of invasive plant species that contribute to fuel loading, and the restoration of native, fire-adapted plant communities. These activities will be concentrated in strategic fuel reduction zones along habitat corridors, recreational areas, and trails to create defensible space and minimize the potential for high-intensity wildfires. Administratively, the project is managed by Parks Superintendent Jose Mireles and reviewed by Environmental Coordinator John Bellas. The project is designated as exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act as an emergency project and under categorical exemptions for minor alterations and maintenance, with a strict requirement that no healthy, mature, or scenic trees be removed. The notice was posted on January 12, 2026, and is associated with the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. Performance is centered in Pasadena, California, specifically within the 91101 zip code area.