2025 RESA Road Edge Chipping & Road Edge Hazardous Fuel Removal Project Drive Through Community

Dates: July 7th – 11th
Time: 7:30am – 3:30pm 


RESA is contracting Denali Tree Service to drive through our community to clear the road edges of brush. They will also be chipping hazardous fuel vegetation debris that members  have at their road edges. See below for details:


**TREE CREWS WILL ONLY BE MOVING THROUGH THE COMMUNITY ONCE. ONCE YOUR STREET IS PASSED, THEY WILL NOT BE RETURNING. THEREFORE, PLEASE HAVE ALL BRUSH READY FOR CHIPPING AT THE ROAD EDGE BY 7:30 AM ON JULY 7TH**

Materials Accepted:

  • Debris less than twenty-four inches (24”) in diameter and less than four feet (4’) in length

Materials Not Accepted:

  • Debris more than twenty-four inches (24”) in diameter
  • Debris longer than four feet (4’) in length
  • Root balls with soil
  • Vines (e.g., ivy, poison oak, blackberries)
  • Leaves
  • Construction material (dimensional lumber)
  • Wood fencing

Directions:

  • Please place debris to be chipped within 6-feet of the road edge to not block roadways.
  • Please pile brush / tree debris with large ends facing the road.

Note:

  • Any debris deemed unsafe for the program will not be chipped and left on site.  

Sincerely,
Jeff Bates, Operations Manager
& RESA Office

2025 Drive-up Brush Chipping

The Santa Clara County FireSafe Council is funding two drive up brush chipping programs here at the Redwood Estates Pavilion. This program will NOT be driving through the community.

April 19, 2025, 7:30am to 3:00pm @ the Pavilion
May 17, 2025, 7:30am to 3:00pm @ the Pavilion
(There will break a break for lunch from 12-1pm both days)

Materials Accepted:

  • Debris less than twenty inches (20”) in diameter and less than four feet (4’) in length

Materials Not Accepted:

  • Debris more than twenty inches (20”) in diameter
  • Debris longer than four feet (4’) in length
  • Root balls with soil
  • Vines (e.g., ivy, poison oak, blackberries)
  • Leaves
  • Construction material (dimensional lumber)
  • Wood fencing

Directions:

  • The tree service staff will direct you to the available chipper.
  • Please untie your debris prior to backing to the chipper.
  • Please stay inside your vehicle while tree service staff is chipping your debris.

Note: Any debris deemed unsafe for the program will not be chipped and left in the members vehicle. 

Volunteers Needed:

  • Santa Clara County FireSafe Council is requesting that RESA arrange community volunteers to assist in managing these two events. 
  • Volunteers will assist in traffic control and recording the number of vehicles / loads delivered each day. 
  • To volunteer, Please contact the RESA office at 408-353-1866 or e-mail: resaservice@comcast.net

Sincerely,
RESA Office

Moody Gulch Forest Health Project

Dear RESA Community,

Moody Gulch Forest Health has been added to the Los Gatos Creek Watershed Collaboration Forest Health Grant project. Los Gatos Creek Watershed Collaboration is made up of several agencies including Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (Midpen), Santa Clara County Parks, San Jose Water Company, and the Santa Clara FireSafe Council, whose goal is to support healthier forests that are resilient to wildland fire and climate change. This project is funded by a Forest Health Grant.

This Forest Health Project will take place in Moody Gulch (wildland Urban Interface) which borders our community from highway 17 to Summit Rd). This is tentatively scheduled to begin the week of August 19, 2024. The hours of operation will be 08:00 to 16:00hrs Monday through Friday.

This project will use Hand Crews, Chippers, and Masticators. The crews are adding shaded fuel breaks and removing small diameter trees to mimic the long-suppressed natural fire regime across the Santa Cruz Mountains.

The project has three areas of prescribed treatment (42, 43, 44). See the below map.

The crews will access each quadrant area as follows:

  • # 42: Highway 17 (Moody Cr. access gate).
  • # 43: Rose Ct. & Laverne Dr.
  • # 44: Zella Ct.

We apologize for any inconvenience these access points may cause and thank you for your understanding on this project.

Jeffrey L. Bates
Operations Manager
Redwood Estates Services Association