Napa Valley Vintners (NVV) has announced a $2.1 million gift in support of wildfire resiliency in Napa County. 

NVV is the largest private donor supporting the county’s Community Wildfire Protection Plan. Recipients include the Napa Communities Firewise Foundation and Napa County Resource Conservation District (RCD). Funding will support the creation of strategic fire roads and fire breaks across the county, up to 300 acres of native habitat to reduce wildfire risk, and provide resources for local landowners about fire and forest health. 

“Addressing the issue of wildfires in Napa County is a top priority and I am pleased that, as a community, we have taken positive steps towards making Napa County more fire resilient over the last couple of years,” said Napa County supervisor Anne Cottrell. “This grant by the NVV will help us take another big step forward.”

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