OVparks Wildfire Prevention

Workers in hard hats are clearing vegetation in a wooded area near a paved path. The scene is sunny and lush with greenery.

Orangevale Recreation & Park District is implementing a Wildfire Prevention Plan this year.  This project has been made possible by partnerhship with the Sacramento Regional Conservation Corps (SRCC), and support from the Local Conservation Coprts Nature-Based Solutions Grant Program.

Fire prevention through ladder-fuel reducation and native plant rehabilition is already underway.  Parks included in this program are: Orangevale Community Park - Nature Areas / Orangevale Community Center Park - Shackelton Woods / Sundanace Park  / Rollingwoods Nature Area. 
 

SRCC crews started work at Shackelton Woods on June 1st:

Four individuals in safety gear, including helmets, stand in a wooded area with chainsaws, smiling and posing cheerfully.
Two people are in a forested area, one kneeling and taking a photo while the other stands by a pile of branches.


We implimented goat-grazing in late May 2026 at both Rollingwoods Nature Area and Streng Park, as an additional component of our Wildfire Prevention Plan

A sunny field filled with various goats grazing on grass.


The Orangevale Community Park - Nature Areas were the starting point of the project.  They were completed in Spring 2026, and both areas are open for community use.

A peaceful wooded path surrounded by trees with trimmed branches and underbrush, stacked along the path


 

 

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