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Regenerative Forest Solutions Sonoma County Woody Feedstock Pilot Project (SC Pilot Project)
Objective
Engage with Regional Partners to Inform High Quality Planning and Implementation
Project Sponsor
Regenerative Forest Solutions
Funders
CA Dept of Conservation, CA Governor's Office of Planning and Research, US Forest Service
Other Organizations
Gold Ridge Resource Conservation District, Sonoma Biochar Initiative at Sonoma Ecology Center, Sonoma County Regional Parks, Sonoma Water, Watershed Research and Training Center
NCRP Administrative Contact
Rose Roberts (rroberts@northcoastresourcepartnership.org)
Project Stage
Planning/Design
Duration
2023 - 2024
Estimated Total Cost
$125,000.00
Secured Funding
$75,000.00
No Funding Source Identified Yet
$0.00
Targeted Funding
$50,000.00
SHARED VISION THROUGH INCLUSIVE, MULTI-BENEFIT REGIONAL PLANNING
Engage with Regional Partners to Inform High Quality Planning and Implementation
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
Targeted Project Benefit Performance Measure
- Capacity Enhancement - # of projects: 1 count
- Capacity Enhancement - Type(s) of CE: 1
- Education & Outreach - types of participants: 88
- Fuels Reduction (area): 513,000.00 acres
- Jobs created or retained (FTE): 10
Project Types
- Capacity: Regional and Local Planning
- Capacity: Community Engagement
- Fire Resilient Forests: Forest Health
Location
Budget
$15,000.00 Secured Funding: NCRP Techn... (CA Dept of Conservation)
$60,000.00 Secured Funding: NCRP Woody Feedstock Aggregati... (OPR)
$50,000.00 Targeted Funding: US Forest Servic... (US Forest Service)
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Project last updated 1/4/2024