North Coast Resource Partnership Meetings & Workshops

Upcoming Quarterly Meeting Dates & Locations:

• January 29 – 30, 2025 – Santa Rosa, Sonoma County: Climate Change Focus

2024 NCRP MEETING & WORKSHOP INFORMATION

NCRP Quarterly Meeting – October 18, 2024

• Agenda
• Meeting Materials
• Summary (coming soon)
• Presentations:
  • NCRP Staff Presentation – Meeting Agenda outline and information
  • Tribal Community Wildfire Protection Plan and Capacity Enhancement Plan – Rachel McCain, Natural Resources Department Director, Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation
  • Del Norte County City/County Sewer System Improvements with NCRP grants – Jon Olsen, PE, County Engineer and Del Norte County TPRC Member
  • CAL FIRE’s Regional Landscape Pilots – Walter Mackelburg, CAL FIRE Climate & Energy, Forest Health Area Forester
  • NCRP CAL FIRE Forest Health Pilot Grant Project Proposal Suite Review & Approval (slides 6-15) – Dale Roberts, NCRP TPRC Co-chair, Sonoma County Water Agency

NCRP Listening and Learning Session: Wildfire Resilience in the North Coast – June 13, 2024

• The Wildfire Resilience Listening and Learning Session was held on June 13 of 2024 in Eureka. The themes discussed during the session included strategic and collaborative approaches required for effective wildfire planning, management, and community resilience, Tribal leadership and stewardship, the application of traditional knowledge, and the importance of community involvement. Thank you to all that attended! Interest and support has been expressed for a future session to be held in Siskiyou County.
• Summary of the Meeting
• Session Video

NCRP Quarterly Meeting – April 26, 2024

• Agenda
• Meeting Materials
• Summary
• Presentations:
  • NCRP Staff Presentation – Meeting Agenda, NCRP Regional Capacity Investments and Enhancements Strategy
  • Helicopter Wood Restoration Projects – Cindy Buxton, Watershed Stewardship Program Director, Watershed Research and Training Center
  • Restoration, Water Reliability & Water Conservation – Mark Lancaster, Executive Director, Five Counties Salmonid Conservation Program
  • Roots of Tribal Sovereignty in California, an Introduction – Sherri Norris, NCRP Director of Tribal Engagement and Javier Silva, NCRP Staff Team (California Indian Environmental Alliance)
  • Klammath Dam Removal – Leaf Hillman, NCRP Co-Chair, Karuk Tribe
  • Common Environmental Violations with Illegal Cannabis Cultivation – Kristy Anderson, Director, Trinity County Environmental Health
  • Environmental Impacts from Illegal Cannabis Cultivation in California: Old Problems and New Approaches – Dr. Greta Wengert, Executive Director, Integral Ecology Research Center

Tribal Engagement with CEQA and NEPA Online Workshop – April 15, 2024

• This workshop with Legal counsel, Sara Clark, and urban planner, Kristi Bascom was held on April 15, 2024. A link to the video is available here.
•  The presentation covered:
  • CEQA and NEPA basics, how they are similar (and not)
  • Different ways Tribes and Tribal organizations may engage in a CEQA or NEPA process
  • Best practices for representing Tribal interests
  • Key CEQA and NEPA process milestones to be aware of
  • Legal options to pursue if needed

NCRP Quarterly Meeting – January 19, 2024

• Agenda
• Meeting Materials
• Summary
• Presentations:
  • NCRP Staff Presentation – Meeting overview and staff presentation
  • A Community-Owned Power Provider, Ten Years In – Geoff Syphers, Sonoma Clean Power
  • CAL FIRE’s Regional Landscape Pilots – Michelle Diguilio, CAL FIRE Climate Engergy Wildfire & Forest Resilience Task Force