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12 <br />PROJECT <br />VISION & <br />MISSION <br />MISSION <br />Present equitable opportunities for residents of the Southeast <br />Neighborhood to improve the community’s wildfire resiliency. This <br />starts with educating as many homeowners we can on what they can <br />do themselves first and then supplementing that knowledge with <br />prescribed fuel reduction recommendations from the free defensible <br />space evaluations. Supporting youth workforce development with <br />opportunities to positively impact the adaptive resiliency of this <br />community provides both immediate and future barometers of <br />success in this project. <br />VISION <br />VALUES <br />This project is to carry out fuel reductions in the Southeast <br />Neighborhood of Eugene. This area is considered a Wildland Urban <br />Interface and susceptible to wildfire due to fuel density and topography <br />in conjunction with urban growth. The goal is to educate property <br />owners in the Southeast Neighborhood on the value of defensible <br />space by offering private consultation, educational resources, and <br />prescription-based fuel management. <br />The first step is in making free defensible space evaluations available to <br />households by subject matter experts. <br />Northwest Youth Corps crews are then assigned to administer the <br />suggested fuels reduction work via cooperative agreements between <br />coordinator and homeowner. These crews comprised of young adults <br />are involved not only to gain fieldwork experience but to specifically <br />develop workforce opportunities within the Fire Service, Forest Service, <br />Land Management, Urban Forestry, and Park departments. <br />The collaboration then looks to use the assessments to identify and prioritize <br />residents that would benefit most from financially aided fuel reduction work via <br />Northwest Youth Corps. <br />February 19, 2020, Work Session – Item 2