Ruth Lake Headwaters Restoration
Project Overview
Basics
Ruth Lake Headwaters Restoration
NCRP RFFC Technical Assistance Round 1
Completed
Ruth Lake is the primary drinking water source for two-thirds of the residents of Humboldt County, a source of recreation in Trinity County and the primary recreational source in the Ruth/Mad River Area. Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District needs technical assistance to perform fire recovery around Ruth Lake. We have a small staff that is primarily in Humboldt County with limited expertise in fire recovery. The areas around Ruth Lake affected by the wildfires are in a very remote location.
2020
2021
2022
1/3/2025
Project Attributes
General Information
Project Description Narrative (1,000 character limit)
The purpose of the project is to perform fire recovery efforts in the headwaters and watershed in and around Ruth Lake following the destructive August Complex giga-fire. Headwaters are critical to sustain land and aquatic ecosystems and watersheds; support healthier forests and meadows; improve air quality; support recreational uses; and contribute to feasible renewable energy production. Benefits include increased water yield and quality, enhanced natural features and ecosystem functions, and mitigated or reduced impacts from catastrophic wildfires.
Solutions
Capacity - Technical Assistance, Capacity - Year-round Local Capacity, Ecosystem Conservation and Restoration - Post-fire Ecosystem Restoration, Fire Resilient Forests - Fuel Management
Spatial Information
Tribal Region
None
Project Size (Acres)
3000
acres
Location
Organizations
| Funders | |
| Project Sponsor | |
| Local and/or Political Support | The Cities of Arcata, Blue Lake, Eureka, and the following Community Service Districts: Fieldbrook, Humboldt, Manila and McKinleyville. Ruth Lake CSD. |
Contacts
Project Benefit Performance Measures
Expected Project Benefit Performance Measures
| Capacity Enhancement - # of projects | 1 count | |
| Capacity Enhancement - Type(s) of CE | Type: Technical Assistance | 1 |
| Environmental justice and social equity - # of projects | Activity focus: Capacity building | 1 count |
| Jobs created or retained (FTE) | 0.1 | |
| Technical Assistance - Type(s) of TA | Type of Technical Assistance: Plan development | 1 |
Reported Project Benefit Performance Measures
| Capacity Enhancement - # of projects | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Units | |
| 1 | count | |
| Total | 1 | count |
| Capacity Enhancement - Type(s) of CE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | 2021 | Units |
| Technical Assistance | 1 | number |
| Total | 1 | number |
| Environmental justice and social equity - # of projects | ||
|---|---|---|
| Activity focus | 2021 | Units |
| Capacity building | 1 | count |
| Total | 1 | count |
| Grant applications submitted - # of proposals | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Units | |
| 1 | number | |
| Total | 1 | number |
| Grant applications submitted - dollar amount applied for | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Units | |
| $5,900,000 | ||
| Total | $5,900,000 | |
| Grants received - dollar amount awarded | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Units | |
| $5,900,000 | ||
| Total | $5,900,000 | |
| Jobs created or retained (FTE) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Units | |
| 0.1 | number | |
| Total | 0.1 | number |
| Technical Assistance - Type(s) of TA | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type of Technical Assistance | 2021 | Units |
| Grant applications | 1 | number |
| Plan development | 1 | number |
| Total | 2 | number |
| No accomplishments to report for: | |
| Year(s): | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Explanation: | accomplishments reported for 2021; project finalized in 2022 |
Financials
Budget
| Comment: | changed funding source from "Round 1" to general NCRP DOC TA |
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Reported Expenditures
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCRP Technical Assistance (CA Dept of Conservation) | $0.00 | $15,000.00 | $0.00 | $15,000.00 |
| Grand Total | $0.00 | $15,000.00 | $0.00 | $15,000.00 |
| Note: | In addition to leveraging the Cal Fire Forest Health Grant of 5.9 million, this proposal leveraged a donation of 140,000 conifer seedlings from the American Forest Foundation that were valued as a $75,000 cost share in the forest health grant application. |
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Project Types
Project Types
The project provides technical assistance to enable the Humboldt Bay Municipal Services District to engage in forest health and post-fire recovery actions in the Ruth Lake watershed & headwaters.
The project provides technical assistance to enable the Humboldt Bay Municipal Services District to engage in forest health and post-fire recovery actions in the Ruth Lake watershed & headwaters.
This project will restore and protect the headwaters of Ruth Lake, which provides drinking water and other ecosystem services.
The project will enhance watershed and community climate resilience through intraregional cooperation and adaptive management to restore a healthy environment.
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