Extra Details
Mail Ridge Wildfire Resilience Project, Phase 1
Objective
Conserve, Enhance and Restore Watersheds and Ecosystems that Support Biological Diversity
Project Sponsor
Humboldt County Resource Conservation District
Funders
CA State Coastal Conservancy, CAL FIRE
Other Organizations
Briceland Volunteer Fire Department, Eel River Wailaki Non-Profit, Native Health in Native Hands, North Coast Resource Partnership, Trees Foundation
NCRP Administrative Contact
Katherine Gledhill (kgledhill@northcoastresourcepartnership.org)
Project Stage
Planning/Design
Duration
2025 - 2027
Estimated Total Cost
$933,880.00
Secured Funding
$933,880.00
No Funding Source Identified Yet
$0.00
Targeted Funding
$0.00
HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS, HABITATS AND SPECIES
Conserve, Enhance and Restore Watersheds and Ecosystems that Support Biological Diversity
Phase 1 Implementation of a multi-phased fuel reduction project along and adjacent to Mail Ridge, a prominent geographic feature in Southern Humboldt, was identified as a priority project in the Humboldt County CWPP has been designed in close collaboration with trusted implementation partners Briceland Volunteer Fire Department, Trees Foundation, Eel River Wailaki and Native Health in Native Hands. The purpose of the project is to promote forest health and disaster resilient forests, protect nearby vulnerable communities from fire risk, and make significant progress toward restoration of the traditional role of low intensity fire.
Targeted Project Benefit Performance Measure
- Carbon storage
- Community Health and Safety - # of projects: 1 count
- Education & outreach - # of participants: 300
- Education & Outreach - types of participants: 300
- Fuels Reduction (area): 281.00 acres
- Invasive Species/pest management: 116.00 acres
- Job/workforce training - # of participants: 8
- Prescribed fire: 389.00 acres
Project Types
- Capacity: Data, Analysis, Monitoring
- Capacity: Regional and Local Planning
- Capacity: Local Workforce
- Capacity: Community Engagement
- Fire Resilient Forests: Forest Health
- Community Health and Safety: Fire Preparedness
- Ecosystem Conservation and Restoration: Watershed Enhancement
- Climate Action: Mitigation and Adaptation
Location
Budget
$833,880.00 Secured Funding: NCRP CAL FIRE Forest Health Pilot Project (CAL FIRE)
$100,000.00 Secured Funding: Proposition 68 Grants (CA State Coastal Conservancy)
Photos
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Project last updated 1/6/2025