Southern Humboldt Community Park Infrastructure and Activity Upgrade - TA for Planning
Project Overview
Basics
Southern Humboldt Community Park Infrastructure and Activity Upgrade - TA for Planning
- Conserve, Enhance and Restore Watersheds and Ecosystems that Support Biological Diversity
- Document and Share the Sustainable Economic Benefits of Working Landscapes and Natural Areas
- Engage with Regional Partners to Inform High Quality Planning and Implementation
- Ensure that Disadvantaged and Underrepresented Communities Benefit from Initiatives
- Integrate Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Collaboration with Tribes
- Respect Local Autonomy and Local Knowledge in NCRP Planning and Implementation
NCRP RFFC Technical Assistance (DOC)
Implementation
A consortium of supporters of Southern Humboldt Community Park (also known to locals as SoHum Park) comprise present Park uses /users and management, native (Wailaki) goals (reviving native practices and uses) and Institute for Sustainable Forestry goals (improving habitat and vegetation/trees through resiliency practices). There are four main components to the proposed activities, all aimed at improving the resilience of the Park in the face of climate change, fire safety, and bringing back native species valuable to the native tribes that to this day depend on their abundance to support their food and industrial activities.
2023
2024
1/6/2024
Project Attributes
General Information
Project Description Narrative (1,000 character limit)
There are three main components to the proposed activities, all aimed at improving the resilience of the park in the face of climate change, fire safety, and bringing back native species valuable to the native tribes that to this day depend on their abundance to support their food and industrial activities: 1) Fuel reduction planning and activities, cultural or prescribed burning, and forest management, focused on bringing fire back to the land and restoring native trees and plants. Special attention is on Wailaki food and productive use plants. Educational components will include plaques in English and Dene (the Wailaki language). 2) Wetland restoration to control soil erosion affecting the Eel river, focused on treating gullies and improving trails, foot paths, and reducing runoff. 3) Improvement of educational trail system with benches and interpretive signs, maps, etc. that include protection of native plant collection areas.
Solutions
Capacity - Technical Assistance, Capacity - Year-round Local Capacity, Ecosystem Conservation and Restoration - Recreation & Volunteerism, Ecosystem Conservation and Restoration - Tribal Ecocultural Restoration, Ecosystem Conservation and Restoration - Water, Fire Resilient Forests - Fuel Management, Fire Resilient Forests - Tribal Cultural Fire
Spatial Information
Tribal Region
None
Project Size (Acres)
450
acres
Location
Organizations
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| Local and/or Political Support | Eel River Wailaki Tribe, Native Health in Native Hands, Institute for Sustainable Forestry, Humboldt PBA, Briceland VFD |
Contacts
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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 |
| Honoring & incorporating Tribal priorities - # of projects | 1 count | |
| Jobs created or retained (FTE) | 0.1 | |
| Recreation and public access - # of projects | 1 count | |
| Technical Assistance - Type(s) of TA | Type of Technical Assistance: Plan development | 1 |
Reported Project Benefit Performance Measures
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Financials
Budget
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Reported Expenditures
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Project Types
Project Types
Technical assistance provides expertise to plan prescribed burns, wetland restoration, and trail and interpretive projects to benefit the Park and the community.
SoHum Community Park benefits a wide range of community members, including the Eel River Wailaki Tribe who use the park to collect plants for cultural and subsistence purposes. Signage in English and Dene will help education the community about the park's resources and conservation efforts while providing opportunities for recreation of many types, while protecting important resources.
Planning will support implementation of cultural and prescribed burns which will reduce hazardous fuels and invasive species and improve habitat for cultural and subsistence resources.
Wetland restoration and erosion control efforts will improve water quality in the Eel River by reducing runoff and improving water infiltration.
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NCRP TA R4 - SoHum Community Park
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