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Partners report large tree-planting and fuels projects, grant proposals and PG&E funding for roadside clearing
Summary
CLERC reported planting about 71,000 trees across roughly 350 acres; USFS and local partners described fuel-break and grant activity, LCFSC received $100,000 from PG&E for roadside evacuation route clearing, and LCRCD is preparing two CAL FIRE Forest Health grant concept papers due March 30.
Several RRA partner organizations on March 16 reported progress on reforestation, fuels reduction and grant activity aimed at wildfire resilience across Lake County.
The Clear Lake Environmental Resource Center (CLERC) said it expects to have about 71,000 trees in the ground in early April, planting across an estimated 350 acres as part of a North Shore Planting Project. CLERC also relaunched an RFP to be a prequalified contractor, said it will launch several roadside projects, and requested time on a future agenda for a Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Grant and a regional priority plan to track community projects.
The United States Forest Service reported coordination with CLERC for planting activity in the Mendocino National Forest, described maintenance of the Booth Crossing fuel break and the Paramore project, and said it submitted a $200,000 proposal under the Good Neighbor Authority with CAL FIRE to complete work on a fuel break. USFS also noted staffing constraints that could affect engine availability and said current conditions could add 10–15 minutes to response times on Elk Mountain Road.
The Lake County FireSafe Council (LCFSC) said it is finalizing acquisition of a trailer for a Mobile Tool Cache program, will provide the PlanScape platform for live updates on County CWPP-listed projects, and reported receiving $100,000 from PG&E to complete roadside evacuation route clearing along Spruce Grove.
The Lake County Resource Conservation District (LCRCD) said it is rolling out a hazard-tree removal program in collaboration with TERA, anticipates over a thousand acres of prioritized burning with TERA, and is developing two CAL FIRE Forest Health grant concept papers with full applications due in early June (concept papers due March 30, per transcript).
These partner reports collectively reflect active grant-seeking and on-the-ground work on planting, fuel reduction and evacuation-route projects across the county.
