Listen "Rebuild:LA Episode 047 - Is Orange County Prime for the Next Megafire with Irvine Ranch Conservancy's Oscar Hood"
Episode Synopsis
Send us a textOscar Hood is trying to stop a Palisades Fire from happening in Orange County. As the County Coordinator for Wildfire Prevention and the Government and External Affairs Analyst for the Irvine Ranch Conservancy, he’s managing over 40,000 acres of open space in one of California’s smallest, yet most populous counties. How is he and his team working to keep wildfire at bay in the OC? He joins Cameron Barrett this week to talk about everything from roadside native plantings to prescribed burns in the Cleveland National Forest.Resources:Irvine Ranch ConservancyCalifornia Fire Safe CouncilCleveland National ForestSucculents as Fire Breaks
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