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October 22, 2024

NCRP CAL FIRE Forest Health Pilot Projects Approval

At the NCRP Quarterly Meeting, held at Elk Valley Rancheria on October 18, 2024, the NCRP Leadership Council reviewed the Technical Peer Review Committees’ recommendation and contingency approach for the draft suite of projects to be included in the NCRP regional award for CAL FIRE Forest Health Pilot funding.

We are pleased to announce the Priority Projects approved by the NCRP Leadership Council:

NCRP CAL FIRE Forest Health Pilot Regional Grant Priority Projects

Organization Name, Project Name Location/Area Served Total Project Cost Funding Request TPRC Recommended Budget Leadership Council Approved Budget
Yurok Tribe, Stoo-Wen Ridge Healthy Forest Fuels Reduction Project Northern Tribal Region $1,615,227 $1,615,227 $1,615,227 $1,615,227
Mendocino County Resource Conservation District, Leggett Area Forest Health Project Mendocino County $1,998,805 $1,998,805 $1,989,355 $1,989,355
Humboldt County Resource Conservation District, Mail Ridge Wildfire Resilience Project, Phase 1 Humboldt County $933,880 $833,880 $833,880 $833,880
Shasta Valley Resource Conservation District, Siskiyou Juniper Treatment and Landscape Restoration Siskiyou County $1,905,492 $1,905,492 $1,429,119 $1,429,119
Scott River Watershed Council, East Fork Scott River Forest Health Implementation Project Siskiyou County $1,293,493 $1,293,493 $970,119 $970,119
Yurok Tribe, McKinney Post-Fire Initial Reforestation & Recovery Implementation Northern Tribal Region $1,528,281 $1,528,281 $1,137,074 $1,137,074
Shasta Valley Resource Conservation District, Forest Health and Resilience - Broadcast Burning - Siskiyou Prescribed Burn Association Siskiyou County $542,835 $542,835 $542,835 $542,835
Redwood Valley Rancheria Little River Band of Pomo Indians, Redwood Valley Rancheria (RVR) Fuel Reduction Project Southern Tribal Region $1,364,782 $1,364,782 $682,391 $682,391
TOTALS $18,376,336 $15,508,509 $9,200,000 $9,200,000

 

CONTINGENCY PROCESS FOR BUDGET AUGMENTATIONS
Per the NCRP Technical Peer Review Committee recommendation, the NCRP Leadership Council approved the following contingency process should a project drop out of the suite of projects or additional funding becomes available for any reason prior to the Leadership Council approval of the project suite.

Should additional funding become available for any reason prior to the NCRP Leadership Council Priority Project approval for inclusion in the NCRP CAL FIRE Forest Health Pilot Regional Grant (presumably on October 18, 2024), reallocation of funding will augment the priority project budgets, up to the full funding request, in order of score rank. This reallocation would be made to those project budgets that are recommended for funding award, but had their budgets reduced.

After the NCRP Leadership Council approval, the reallocation of funding process will adhere to the Project Budget Under-Runs and Funding Reallocation Process Policy described in the NCRP Policies and Procedures Handbook, 2024 (see page 19, APPENDIX A: NCRP POLICIES).

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October 21, 2024

North Coast Resource Partnership Quarterly Meeting

The North Coast Resource Partnership Quarterly Meeting was held in Del Norte County on October 18, 2024.

Thank you to all that attended!

Please see the NCRP Quarterly Meeting webpage for links to the meeting presentations, summary, agenda and meeting materials.

Save the Date for the next NCRP Quarterly Meeting: January 29-30, 2025 in Sonoma County

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August 14, 2024

Request for Proposals for Technical Assistance for Project Development

The North Coast Resource Partnership (NCRP) is pleased to offer a Request for Proposals for Technical Assistance to Tribes and economically disadvantaged communities to support project development and grant applications for the following programs:

  • NCRP Regional Forest & Fire Capacity (RFFC) program
  • Other funding programs for projects that improve forest health and increase wildfire resilience

Types of TA provided by NCRP consultants may include grant development, preliminary project design/planning, site assessments, mapping and GIS analysis, permitting, project benefits quantification, and cost estimates. Selected applicants will receive technical assistance directly from NCRP technical assistance providers.

All proposals, including supporting documents, must be submitted via the NCRP Project Tracker; please see the NCRP Project Tracker Technical Assistance RFP webpage for instructions and more information.

Proposals will be accepted on a rolling basis via the NCRP Project Tracker and are reviewed quarterly after: February 1, May 1, August 1, November 1.

Apply by FEBRUARY 1, 2025 to be considered in this round!

For more information:

  • General questions or assistance with NCRP Project Tracker: Rose Roberts at rroberts@northcoastresourcepartnership.org
  • For Tribal project questions, please call or email NCRP Director of Tribal Engagement, Sherri Norris sherri@cieaweb.org or 510-848-2043, and/or Javier Silva, Tribal Technical Assistance Coordinator, jsilva9806@gmail.com.
  • Note that Tribal project sponsors can request proposal assistance from the NCRP Tribal Engagement Team.
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August 13, 2024

Lidar Derivatives for California

The North Coast Resource Partnership will provide county-by-county lidar derivatives in early 2025.

The State Coastal Conservancy and NASA recently provided the NCRP with funding to create a set of county-by-county lidar derivatives across the North Coast of California. Working in collaboration with the Coastal San Luis RCD, the NCRP will create the lidar products across 13 California Counties. These lidar products will provide land managers with public datasets depicting fine scale topography and forest structure that provide important foundational data for various applications.  See link below for an overview.

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August 3, 2024

Upcoming Opportunity – Capacity Needs Assessment

In the upcoming months, the NCRP will be conducting capacity needs assessments and surveys to help inform and prioritize capacity enhancement investments, in a fair and transparent manner throughout the region. The NCRP will use the information from this assessment to inform a Regional Capacity Enhancement Strategy that is expected to expand the type and amount of NCRP capacity investments.

We look forward to working with regional partners on this important work.

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June 15, 2024

Listening and Learning Session on Wildfire Resilience in the North Coast

See Link below for Listening and Learning Session Summary and Video

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.

This session was held in person on June 13, 2024 and included:

  • Brief presentations by Tribal, federal, state and local leaders and experts
  • Interactive conversations to gather input from attendees
  • Development of strategies for enhancing collaboration among Tribes, federal, state and local agencies, NGOs and other entities working on wildfire preparedness and response
  • Results from the day will inform priorities for the North Coast Resource Partnership and its many Tribal, federal, state and local partners
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April 16, 2024

Tribal Engagement with CEQA and NEPA Online Workshop

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 below.

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
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May 9, 2023

NCRP Request for Qualifications

The North Coast Resource Partnership (NCRP) maintains an open Request for Qualifications (RFQ) process to identify consultants to provide an array of technical services for the North Coast Region. Consultants may be contracted to provide technical assistance for project sponsors throughout the region who apply for and receive awards through the NCRP Technical Assistance Program. In addition, consultant services may include providing content and review for North Coast planning documents, research, data development, spatial analysis and mapping, project identification, development, evaluation and enhancement, and regulatory and permitting assistance.

Consultants that have submitted recent SOQs and are currently on the List of Consultant Resources for the North Coast Region do not need to resubmit. If consultants wish to update their entry on the List and/or update their SOQ, please contact Rose Roberts, rroberts@northcoastresourcepartnership.org.


Proposal Packet

All proposals should include a Cover Page along with Specific Proposal Requirements as described in the NCRP Consultant Request for Qualifications and an SOQ that will be included in the publicly available List of Consultant Resources.

Delivery of Proposals

Proposals should be emailed to rroberts@northcoastresourcepartnership.org.

 

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April 30, 2023

North Coast Resource Partnership Quarterly Meetings

The NCRP Leadership Council and Technical Peer Review Committee Meetings are held quarterly on the third Friday of the following months: January, April, July, and October, except where indicated. All meetings are open to the public with opportunities for public comment.

Please Join Us!

FUTURE MEETING DATES

  • January 28-29, 2025 – Sonoma County, Climate Change focus

 

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