Coming to Lake County: North Bay Forest Improvement Program

CAL FIRE recently announced the winners of the Prop 68 Forestry Assistance Grant and the Rebuild North Bay Foundation was successful in securing $1.5M to develop a forest landowner assistance program in the four county area they serve (Lake, Napa, Sonoma, and Mendocino).  The project is being implemented by CLERC in conjunction with the Resource Conservation Districts (RCDs) in each county.  ​

Ten percent of the project budget has been set aside to provide technical assistance to Disadvantaged Communities (DACs), of which Lake County has a significant portion of the total from the four-county project area.  Technical assistance will include completion of Cooperative Forest Management Plans for a selection of qualified landowners.  These plans will allow the landowners to apply for cost-share programs such as the California Forest Improvement Program (CFIP) and Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).  More details will be available soon.  The project is scheduled to start in January 2021 and last for three years or until funds are exhausted.