Fire Restoration Practices and Support Services

Technical Help:

The NRCS, Cal Fire and UCCE can provide on-site technical assistance for forest and range landowners affected by the California Fires.

• NRCS Post-Fire Disaster Assistance
• Burned Area Emergency Rehabilitatiion (BAER) and Forest Area Resortation
• List of Certified Professional Foresters
  • In California, the forester must be licensed to provide recommendations on forest management.
• List of Certified Rangeland Managers
  • In California, range managers are certified by the Board of Forestry to provide guidance to rangeland management.
• Erosion Control Suppliers List
  • We have put together, based on our survey information, a list of seed and straw suppliers, and known erosion control materials.
• List of Native Nurseries
  • These nurseries are primarily retail and wholesale, a few are wholesale only. Most are in Northern California, except for mail order sources and a few outstanding nurseries.
• Potential Permits
  • Forest lands provide very important functions to our environment. Mendocino’s air, water, soil, vegetation, fish and wildlife resources are legally protected and many national, state and local agencies have permitting processes to protect them. If your restoration activities may potentially affect any of these resources, consult a professional for advice.

Financial Help:

• Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
  • A cost share program for working landscapes that can address environmental damage, including reforestation, soil erosion control and water quality protection.
• Cal Fire California Forest Improvement Program (CFIP)
  • A cost share program for forest lands that addresses long-term forest management infrastructure that support society’s values of clean water, wildlife, fiber production and watershed protection (fuel management).
• IRS Tax Relief for California Fire Victims
• California Board of Equalization
• California Taxpayers Impacted by Wildfires Receive More Time to File, Pay
  
• https://www.disasterassistance.gov/
• https://www.fema.gov/