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There are a number of federal and state funded grant programs that can help private landowners manage some of the after-effects of wildfires on their properties. These programs will provide funds for conservation practices like fuel reduction and thinning, replanting burned areas with seedlings, repairing damaged riparian areas, controlling erosion, and fighting re-sprouting of unfavorable species. These programs are great options for landowners who do not have timber harvest plans and would like to invest in conservation / rehabilitation on their lands.
You can find a short summary of the programs here; links to each program's site are below.
Several properties in Mill Creek have already received grants from these programs. To lear more, please reach out to your Zone Lead; they can connect you to the right program.
The USDA/NRCS managed Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) provides financial and technical assistance to agricultural producers and non-industrial forest managers to address natural resource concerns. Program works on a cost-share basis and covers a wide range of conservation practices.
Short fact sheet found here
The purpose of the California Forest Improvement Program (CFIP) is to encourage private and public investment in, and improved management of, California forest lands and resources.
The program scope includes the improvement of all forest resources including fish and wildlife habitat, and soil and water quality. Cost-share assistance is provided to private and public ownerships containing 20 to 5,000 acres of forest land
The North Bay Forest Improvement Program (NBFIP) is an innovative incentives program funded through CAL FIRE’s Proposition 68 Wildfire Resilience and Forestry Assistance Grant. Resource Conservation Districts (RCDs) in Sonoma, Mendocino and Napa Counties have partnered with Rebuild North Bay Foundation and the Clear Lake Environmental Research Center (CLERC) to form the North Bay Forest Improvement Program (NBFIP) to help private non-industrial small forest landowners (between 5 and 500 acres) implement non-commercial forest improvement activities such as thinning, planting, pruning, and fuel hazard reduction.
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