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CALFIRE: Increasing Pace and Scale Taking Critical RCD Projects to Implementation

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Contents

Project Overview

Basics

Forest Management
Forest Management Plans
CALFIRE: Increasing Pace and Scale Taking Critical RCD Projects to Implementation

Implementation
Upper Salinas Las Tablas RCD was selected as a sub-awardee to CARCD's CALFIRE forest management planning grant. Scope of work includes the writing of at least 6 forest management plans for landowners in northern San Luis Obispo County. Contractual funds also exist to implement at least three forest health and/or fuel reduction projects.

2022
2023
2026
12/30/2024

Project Attributes

Census Tract Income
True
Direct Benefits to Disadvantaged Communities (DACs)
N/A
EnviroScreen
Scores range from 4-41 across the US-LTRCD District boundary.
Free and Reduced Lunch
False
Indirect Benefits to Disadvantaged Communities (DACs)
Implementation of forest health and fuel reduction projects in and near disadvantaged communities provides presumably safer fuel loading in the event of wildfire.
Tribal Engagement (True/False)
False
Tribal Engagement
None

Location

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Project locations vary throughout the US-LTRCD District Boundary

  • Cayucos Creek-Frontal Pacific Ocean (180600060410)
  • Pilitas Creek-Salinas River (180600050203)
  • Atascadero Creek (180600050204)
  • Paso Robles Creek (180600050402)

Organizations

Funder
  • California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Lead Implementer
  • Upper Salinas - Las Tablas Resource Conservation District
Partners
  • California Association of Resource Conservation Districts
  • California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Primary RCD
  • Upper Salinas - Las Tablas Resource Conservation District
State Assembly Voting District
  • State Assembly District 30
State Senate Voting District
  • State Senate District 17

Contacts

Spencer Gordon - Upper Salinas - Las Tablas Resource Conservation District (Upper Salinas - Las Tablas RCD) (spencer@us-ltrcd.org)

Performance Measures

Expected Performance Measures

Fuels Reduction CAL FIRE UNIT: San Luis Obispo Project Objective: Forest Resiliency Property Ownership: Private Treatment Type: Hand Thinning 10 acres
Fuels Reduction CAL FIRE UNIT: San Luis Obispo Project Objective: Forest Resiliency Property Ownership: Private Treatment Type: Prescribed Grazing 10 acres
Fuels Reduction CAL FIRE UNIT: San Luis Obispo Project Objective: Forest Resiliency Property Ownership: Private Treatment Type: Brush Removal 20 acres
Fuels Reduction CAL FIRE UNIT: San Luis Obispo Project Objective: Forest Resiliency Property Ownership: Private Treatment Type: Hand Thinning 5 acres
Fuels Reduction CAL FIRE UNIT: San Luis Obispo Project Objective: Forest Resiliency Property Ownership: Private Treatment Type: Hand Thinning 20 acres
Fuels Reduction CAL FIRE UNIT: San Luis Obispo Project Objective: Forest Resiliency Property Ownership: Private Treatment Type: Brush Removal 5 acres
Native Seed Amplification Action Performed: Number of Amplified Seeds (seeds from nursery) 5
Planning Document Plan Type: Forest Management Plan 6

Reported Performance Measures

Fuels Reduction
CAL FIRE UNIT Project Objective Property Ownership Treatment Type Total 2024 2023 Units
San Luis Obispo Forest Resiliency Private Brush Removal 5 5 0 acres
San Luis Obispo Forest Resiliency Private Prescribed Grazing 0 0 0 acres
San Luis Obispo Forest Resiliency Private Hand Thinning 5 5 0 acres
Total 10 10 0 acres

Native Seed Amplification
Action Performed Total 2024 2023 Units
Number of Amplified Seeds (seeds from nursery) 5 5 0 number
Total 5 5 0 number

Planning Document
Plan Type Total 2024 2023 Units
Forest Management Plan 2 1 1 number
Total 2 1 1 number

Financials

Budget

$0.00
$0.00 (For years 2025-2026)
$0.00 per year
$0.00 per year
$0.00 per year

No Funding Sources identified for this Project.


Comment: None provided

Reported Expenditures

2022 2023 2024 2025 Total
Direct Funding (Cal Fire) $350,571.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $350,571.00
Grand Total $350,571.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $350,571.00

Note: None provided

Project Themes

Project Themes

Wages for writing forest management plans (FMPs), contractual funds for implementation of FMPs

Project Details

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