The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors approved $1 million dollars in grants for nine projects that will protect residents from wildfires by creating fuel breaks and removing vegetation along evacuation routes in fire-prone landscapes. Recipients of the grants will provide $1 million in matching funds to implement the projects. When completed, the projects will reduce vegetation on nearly 50,000 acres of land in the Mayacamas Mountains and the Russian River corridor, while creating more than 13 miles of shaded fuel breaks and roadside treatments. The nine projects have 18 months to complete their work. Projects include work east of Geyserville, in the Sonoma Valley, and along St. Helena and Mount Jackson Roads.