Improving Forest Health in the Yurok Community Forest and Salmon Sanctuary
Program
Forest Health
Primary RCD
Humboldt County Resource Conservation District
Lead Implementer
Humboldt County Resource Conservation District
Funders
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Project Primary Contact
Katrina Henderson (katrina@hcrcd.org)
Project Stage
Implementation
Duration
2021 - 2025
Forest Management
Forest Health
This project involves pre-commercial thinning, restoration, and fuels reduction on young overstocked post-industrial properties that were acquired by the Yurok Tribe and the Western Rivers Conservancy over the last decade. In addition, this project will build a critical fuels break on the boundary of the Yurok Salmon Park and repair necessary transportation infrastructure for maintaining management capacity across a significant portion of the Blue Creek Salmon Park and the Yurok Community Forest.
Key Accomplishments
- Fuels Reduction: 221.00 acres
Project Themes
- Climate Change
- Forests and Fire
- Healthy Watersheds
Location
Expenditures
Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $3,356,631.80
California Climate Invest... (Cal Fire): $3,356,632
Photos
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Project last updated 7/30/2025