Situation During the fall of 2003, wildfires devastated the steep embankments and hillsides along state highways 118 and 23 between Simi Valley and Moorpark in Ventura County, and Chatsworth in western Los Angeles County. The fire destroyed the native plants, grasses and trees that had dominated the landscape and left behind a thick blanket of ash and silt. This raised a host of concerns with Caltrans, California’s Department of Transport

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