From the January 2013 Battle Mountain News

Post date: Jul 3, 2014 10:18:29 PM

Securing Your Neighborhood

As you drive up and down Empire Grade, you have probably noticed the outstanding vegetation management work that the Ben Lomond Camp Crews have done on our grant funded fuel break projects. Many of you have asked, How can I get the crews to work for me.

The bad news is that you can't – State law prohibits the crews from working for private individuals, or directly on their legally mandated defensible space. The good news is that as a 501(c)(3) community organization we can help you get crews to work on neighborhood projects for the greater good, such as clearing along access roads or chipping a neighborhood's cleared brush.

Here are the steps:

A Happy Fire Safe New Year to All!