Author Archives: Jill Demers

McKinleyville Vegetation Treatment Project – CalVTP Program EIR Project Specific Analysis

The California Vegetation Treatment Program (CalVTP) Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) adopted by the California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection (Board) evaluates the potential environmental effects of implementing qualifying vegetation treatments that reduce the risk of wildfire throughout the State Responsibility Area and adjacent portions of the Local Responsibility Area in California. It was…

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS: Manual Fuels Treatment in the Pecwan Watershed Project

The Humboldt County Resource Conservation District is seeking Statement of Qualifications from qualified and experienced contractors to provide all labor, materials, and equipment necessary to carry out the Manual Fuels Treatment in the Pecwan Watershed Project. This project is to be conducted on Yurok Tribal lands located in the Pecwan Watershed and in close coordination…

Salt River Ecosystem Restoration Project Meeting at Ferndale City Hall

The Humboldt County Resource Conservation District Board of Directors will meet at Ferndale City Hall on Wednesday September 25, 2024 at 6pm to discuss project updates and long-term maintenance for the Salt River Ecosystem Restoration Project and other watershed restoration projects. September 25, 2024 meeting documents Agenda Local Governance Structure and Funding Strategy to support…

*RESCHEDULED* Local Working Group – Rangeland

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 9:00am-12:00pm at the Humboldt Agricultural Center for Rangeland organizations and producers The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Humboldt County Resource Conservation District  (HCRCD) would like to invite you to a quarterly Local Working Group Meeting. NRCS and HCRCD are nonregulatory organizations that provide technical assistance and cost-share funding for agricultural…

Non-industrial Forest Landowner Forest Management Plan Application – OPEN

The Humboldt County Resource Conservation District (HCRCD) is inviting non-industrial forest landowners to apply to receive technical assistance in creating a long-term document to guide land management decisions, called Forest Management Plans. A Registered Professional Forester (RPF) of the landowner’s choice will write a FMP for private landowners at no cost to the landowner. The…

Program Update and Application Deadline Extended: A Small Ag Business Drought and Flood Relief Grant Program

The Humboldt County Resource Conservation District (HCRCD) has partnered with Lendistry and the California Small Agricultural Business Drought & Flood Relief Grant Program to provide relief to small agricultural businesses that experienced a decline in annual gross receipts or gross profits due to drought or storm flood conditions. For more information and to apply for…

Request for Proposals – Post Fire Disaster Recovery – RPF Services

HCRCD is requesting proposals from qualified individual Registered Professional Foresters (RPFs) or Forestry firms with qualified RPFs to plan for and assist with implementation of post fire disaster recovery treatments on private lands within the 2021 Knob Fire wildfire perimeter and the 2022 Six Rivers National Forest (SRNF) Lightning Complex Fire wildfire perimeter. Funding is…

Greater Willow Creek Wildfire Resilience Project – Nov 8th Meeting

Join us on November 8th to learn more about the grant awarded to Humboldt County Resource Conservation District and partners under the U.S. Forest Service’s Community Wildfire Defense Grant to implement a suite of area-wide outreach, education, and implementation actions as well as the implementation of 9 priority fuels reduction projects in and around the…

Non-industrial Forest Landowner Forest Management Plan Application – OPEN

The Humboldt County Resource Conservation District (HCRCD) is inviting non-industrial forest landowners to apply to receive technical assistance in creating a long-term document to guide land management decisions, called Forest Management Plans. A Registered Professional Forester (RPF) of the landowner’s choice will write a FMP for private landowners at no cost to the landowner. The…

Greater Willow Creek Community Meeting

The Humboldt County Resource Conservation District and partners were awarded over $5 million under the U.S. Forest Service’s Community Wildfire Defense Grant to implement a suite of area-wide outreach, education, and implementation actions as well as the implementation of 9 priority fuels reduction projects in and around the communities Willow Creek, Salyer, and Hawkins Bar…

California Small Agricultural Business Drought and Flood Relief Grant Program

The Humboldt County Resource Conservation District (HCRCD) has partnered with Lendistry and the California Small Agricultural Business Drought & Flood Relief Grant Program to provide relief to small agricultural businesses that experienced a decline in annual gross receipts or gross profits due to drought or storm flood conditions. For more information and to apply for…