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Tribal fuels treatments, roadside clearing and nearly 70,000 trees: partners report progress and new grant applications
Summary
TERA reported completion of hundreds of acres of fuels treatment and plans to resume broadcast burns; CLERC outlined chipping services, CWDG roadside clearing and a plan to plant nearly 70,000 trees; LCRCD said it will submit two CAL FIRE Forest Health Grant applications and host workshops.
Partner organizations updated the Risk Reduction Authority on ongoing fuels-reduction, restoration and grant work.
The Tribal EcoRestoration Alliance (TERA) reported completing hundreds of acres of fuels treatment on Middletown Rancheria through a Multitribal Fire Prevention Grant that is set to conclude in March 2026. TERA said it will increase planning for broadcast burning in larger projects and announced an April 18 public workshop for Tribal youth focused on wildflowers and native plants.
Clear Lake Environmental Resource Center (CLERC) said it hired a new biotechnician, is operating a Community Chipping Program with an online request form, is actively implementing Community Wildfire Defense Grant-funded roadside clearing and will issue an RFP to prequalified contractors for upcoming roadside projects. CLERC also reported preparing to plant nearly 70,000 trees as part of the Northshore Restoration Project in the Mendocino National Forest.
The Lake County Resource Conservation District (LCRCD) described its role in CWDG-funded hazard-tree mitigation, prioritizing treatment areas, and preparing two CAL FIRE Forest Health Grant applications: one focused on mixed treatments on private and federal lands near Lake Pillsbury and another in collaboration with Napa Resource Conservation District for landscape-scale fuels treatments near Lower Lake. LCRCD also plans a workshop series on forest management topics.
The Lake County Fire Safe Council (LCFSC) and local fire-safe groups reported building tools to track Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) activities, pursuing funding (including a federal earmark pathway) and awaiting confirmation of COCO AIM funding to support community engagement.
