LAMORINDA WEEKLY | Moraga residents clean up Bollinger Canyon Road


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The residents of Bollinger Canyon Rd., Valley Hill Dr. and the Bluffs teamed up to clear the tall grasses and dead plants along Bollinger Canyon Road, in addition to clearing flammable brush per Moraga-Orinda Fire Department's roadway code/recommendations.

The first?workday?was done on June 29 between Saint Mary's Road and Joseph Drive, with 18 neighbors volunteering their time. The second workday will occur in mid-July and?will?cover?Joseph?Drive?to Valley?Hill?Drive. These three neighborhoods together have achieved Firewise Neighborhood?Certification status, through collaborative projects such as this, as well as individual neighbor efforts to harden their homes against fire.?Special thanks to Moraga Public works for all their help in supplying the appropriate traffic signs to ensure?our safety. Also, thank you to MOFD for supplying advice, some of the needed equipment, and their free Chipper service to remove all the cleared foliage.