Regenerative Forest Solutions Sonoma County Woody Feedstock Pilot Project (SC Pilot Project)
Project Overview
Basics
Regenerative Forest Solutions Sonoma County Woody Feedstock Pilot Project (SC Pilot Project)
- Address Climate Change and Extreme Event Effects, Impacts and Vulnerabilities
- Conserve, Enhance and Restore Watersheds and Ecosystems that Support Biological Diversity
- Develop, Collect and Analyze Data at a Variety of Spatial Scales to Inform Priority Projects/Actions
- Document and Share the Sustainable Economic Benefits of Working Landscapes and Natural Areas
- Ensure that Disadvantaged and Underrepresented Communities Benefit from Initiatives
- Prioritize Plans, Projects and Actions that Result in Long Term Sustainability of Jobs & Revenues
- Protect and Enhance Forest Based Carbon
- Respect Local Autonomy and Local Knowledge in NCRP Planning and Implementation
- Work across Jurisdictional Boundaries to Achieve Common Objectives Effectively and Efficiently
Woody Feedstock Aggregation Pilot
Planning/Design
The SC Pilot Project will convene and guide a working group and stakeholders over the pilot period to create a preliminary business plan and feasibility study for the creation of a biomass aggregation entity. As the lead organization, Regenerative Forest Solutions (RFS) will engage the Project Team during the pilot planning phase to deliver:
- Feedstock Supply Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis
- Potential Feedstock Demand and Wood Product Market Development
- Establishment of a Draft Ecological Baseline
- Entity Type Recommendation & Governance Structure
- Infrastructure Assessment & Recommendations
- Preliminary Community Outreach, Impact & Engagement Plan
- Financial Modeling
- Feedstock Supply Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis
- Potential Feedstock Demand and Wood Product Market Development
- Establishment of a Draft Ecological Baseline
- Entity Type Recommendation & Governance Structure
- Infrastructure Assessment & Recommendations
- Preliminary Community Outreach, Impact & Engagement Plan
- Financial Modeling
2023
2023
2024
1/4/2024
Project Attributes
General Information
Project Description Narrative (1,000 character limit)
The Sonoma County Woody Feedstock Pilot Project will engage stakeholders in the county to explore the structure and feasibility of implementing an aggregation entity that purchases, transports, processes and sells underutilized small-diameter timber from a diversity of procurement sources. The entity will be guided by a vision of returning Sonoma County forests to fire resilient landscapes by improving the ecological health, function and biodiversity of our forests upon which our communities and ecosystems depend. The simultaneous development of feedstock supply, aggregation, and utilization is key to the success of this model. Toward this goal, our business plan will analyze feedstock sources potential markets, and outline the implementation of an aggregation entity to reach an economy of scale to help re-establish a vibrant wood products economy in our region and further support the ongoing forest stewardship needed to increase our wildfire and climate resilience.
Solutions
Capacity - Data and Planning, Fire Resilient Forests - Forest Biomass Residuals
Spatial Information
Tribal Region
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Project Size (Acres)
None
Location
Organizations
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| Local and/or Political Support | Occidental Arts & Ecology Center, Sonoma Mendocino Economic Development District, VR Conservation |
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: Planning | 1 |
| Education & Outreach - types of participants | Participant Types: Other | 50 |
| Education & Outreach - types of participants | Participant Types: Professionals (consultants, agency staff, NGOs, RCDs, etc.) | 30 |
| Education & Outreach - types of participants | Participant Types: Tribes/ Tribal members | 2 |
| Education & Outreach - types of participants | Participant Types: Elected officials | 6 |
| Fuels Reduction (area) | Treatment Type: Combined | 513,000 acres |
| Jobs created or retained (FTE) | 10 |
Reported Project Benefit Performance Measures
Reported Project Benefit Performance Measures are not relevant for Projects in the Planning/Design stage.
Financials
Budget
| Comment: | None provided |
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Reported Expenditures
No Expenditures have been reported for this Project.
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Project Types
Project Types
Sonoma County has multiple, engaged entities working toward shared goals of increasing the pace and scale of forest health practices to increase community and ecological resilience to wildfires. The pilot phase will provide a business plan and feasibility study toward the creation of an aggregation entity to serve the area and create economic incentives and ecological baselines toward these shared goals.
We have created a preliminary design for stakeholder and community-engagement in the pilot phase as described in our attached Technical documents.
Pending outcomes of the pilot phase, the implementation of an aggregation entity to serve the region has potential greatly increase the pace and scale of forest health projects in the county.
Project Details
Attachments
RFS SC Pilot Project, Project Application Questions
- Uploaded On
- 8/15/2023
- File Type
- Word (DOCX)
- Description
- The Project Application Questions includes the following information: - Proposal Cover Page - Certification of Authority - Organizational Statement of Qualifications - Supplemental Application Questions
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