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Board backs two grant efforts: cumulative health impacts study and Napa'Lake forest-health collaboration
Summary
Supervisors authorized a letter of support for a study of cascading environmental hazards and for a Napa-Lake collaborative forest-health application that would rehabilitate fire-scarred lands and fund tribal cultural burning; the board also approved the county climate resiliency officer to serve on the advisory board for the health study.
The Board of Supervisors on Feb. 4 approved letters of support for two separate projects that pair research and on-the-ground work in Lake County.
Supervisors authorized a county letter of support for a multi-year research project to assess cumulative mental and physical health impacts of cascading environmental hazards on rural communities. County staff said the chief climate resiliency officer would serve on the project's community advisory board; staff also indicated project organizers can budget up to $10,000 a year for county participation.
The board also approved a letter supporting a Napa-based nonprofit'led forest health grant application that includes partners in Lake County. The project would remove dead and weakened trees in areas affected by the 2015 Valley Fire and subsequent events, support seed collection and reforestation, and fund cultural burning in partnership with the Middletown Rancheria Pomo Indians. Project proponents said landowners and organizations in both counties are contributing match and in-kind support.
Supervisors discussed prioritizing public benefit and ensuring that projects serving private landowners include demonstrated matching commitments and long-term maintenance plans. The board approved both letters and the county's participation on advisory bodies by unanimous or near-unanimous vote.
