North Coast Forest Community Involvement

The North Coast Forest Conservation Program offers guided tours of timber harvest areas, road improvement and restoration projects, native plant walks and youth educational trips. Volunteer opportunities through some of our community partners include invasive weed removal, tree plantings and bird surveys. Please contact Holly Newberger at the Caspar, California, office (707) 962-0712 or hnewberger@conservationfund.org for more information or to get on our mailing list.

Tours of timber harvest plans involve the public in the planning behind managing forests sustainably and solicit feedback on specific management activities.

At left: Lower Salmon Creek THP, active logging operations tour.

(Photo: Sheila Semans)

Public tours of road upgrades and other restoration projects offer opportunities to see firsthand the methods and steps the Fund is taking to improve the ecological conditions on the Forests.

At left: Danny Hagans (Pacific Watershed Associates) and the Inman Creek Road Improvement and Decommissioning Project.

(Photo: Bob Rutemoeller)

Tours provide information regarding the abundance of flora and fauna, including listed species, such as the Northern Spotted Owl.

At left: Consultants and community members listen to Mike Stephens, NSO biologist, Riverbends pre-operation THP tour.

(Photo: Jenny Griffin)

Tours by local naturalists have focused on such topics as native plants and help give participants a solid connection to the natural world.

At left: Participants enjoy a plant walk with naturalist, Mario Abreu.

(Photo: Jenny Griffin)

The Fund welcomes and appreciates community participation in restoration projects on the Forests. Volunteers on Salmon Creek have initiated planting days for redwood seedlings, with 1,200 trees planted since 2008.

At left: Dory Kwan and members of the Albion Community.

(Photo: Rixanne Wehren)

Community volunteers have taken on an invasive weed removal project and have spent many hours pulling Jubata grass on Salmon Creek. Contributions such as this are critical to the long-term ecological health of the watershed, and the Fund appreciates the individual effort and community support.

At left: Successful roundup of Jubata grass by members of the Albion community.

(Photo: Rixanne Wehren)

Volunteers working with the Mendocino Land Trust lead annual spring bird surveys in the Big River watershed, helping track long-term trends in avian diversity and distribution.

At left: Big River Steward’s Program, spring bird survey, mainstem of Big River.

(Photo: Matt Coleman)

The Fund makes it a priority to work with local school programs, such as the Point Arena Charter School and Mendocino High School’s School of Natural Resources.

At left:  Learning about stream ecology and monitoring from Jen Carah, Field Ecologist with The Nature Conservancy.

(Photo: Jenny Griffin)

The North Coast Forest Conservation Program deeply appreciates the support and involvement of local community members. The recent completion of the Big River and Salmon Creek Integrative Resource Management Plan represents the collaborative work of many local individuals and organizations. The Fund is grateful for the expertise, guidance and enthusiasm generously contributed by so many.

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