February 12, 2020
NCRP Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Planning – Concept Proposals for Demonstration Projects and Processes
On March 13, the NCRP received 18 project proposals in response to the NCRP Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Planning Request for Concept Proposals for Demonstration Projects and Processes for a total request of approximately $3 million. The Technical Peer Review Committee (TPRC) conducted their technical review meeting via conference call on March 30 to discuss the project proposals and select a draft suite of Priority Projects. The Policy Review Panel reviewed and approved the following Priority Demonstration Projects on April 3 at the NCRP Quarterly Meeting:
- Karuk Tribe, Burning Across Boundaries: An Inter-Tribal Collaborative Planning Project for Increased Wildfire Resiliency in the North Coast Region
- Mattole Restoration Council, Prosper Ridge Prairie Restoration Project
- Mid Klamath Watershed Council, NCRP Strategic Fire Planning and WKRP State-and-Transition Modeling
- Northwest California Resource Conservation & Development Council, California Resource & Habitat Zone Development
- Shasta Valley Resource Conservation District, Siskiyou County Collaborative Prescribed Burn Association and Demonstration Projects
- Watershed Research and Training Center, North Coast All Hands All Lands Prescribed Fire Team