The SLO Monterey Pine Restoration Partnership (SLO MPRP) is a collaboration of public and private partners working to promote climate and wildfire resilience on the North Coast of San Luis Obispo County — focused on improving the health of sensitive natural communities and one of only three naturally occurring Monterey pine forests in California.
Promoting the health and vigor of Monterey pine forests through four core practices.
Retain large healthy pines and a mosaic of understory species — supporting diverse communities of plants and animals, including snags, downed wood, and forest openings.
Reduce dead, dying, and diseased Monterey pines — including concentrations of smaller and deformed trees — to lower hazardous fuel concentrations.
Increase healthy natural regeneration by adding sunlight to the forest floor, decreasing understory competition, and planting where regeneration is lacking.
Remove non-native and invasive species such as French broom and pampas grass.
The same Monterey pine stand at Fiscalini West Ranch, pre- and post-treatment.
Completed and planned resilience treatments in the Monterey pine forests around Cambria, San Simeon, and Old San Simeon Village.
A collaboration of public and private partners promoting climate and wildfire resilience on the North Coast of San Luis Obispo County.
