Extra Details
McKinney Post-Fire Initial Reforestation & Recovery Implementation
Objective
Address Climate Change and Extreme Event Effects, Impacts and Vulnerabilities
Projects Steward Organization Relationship To Project
Yurok Tribe
Project Sponsor
Yurok Tribe
Funders
CAL FIRE
Other Organizations
Karuk Tribe, Klamath National Forest, Mid Klamath Watershed Council, Quartz Valley Indian Tribe
NCRP Administrative Contact
Katherine Gledhill (kgledhill@northcoastresourcepartnership.org)
Project Stage
Planning/Design
Duration
2025 - 2028
Estimated Total Cost
$1,528,281.00
Secured Funding
$1,137,074.00
No Funding Source Identified Yet
$391,207.00
Targeted Funding
$0.00
HEALTHY, SAFE AND RESILIENT COMMUNITIES
Address Climate Change and Extreme Event Effects, Impacts and Vulnerabilities
Implement post fire recovery and forest health treatments on 2,000 acres of Klamath National Forest lands that burned in the 2022 McKinney Complex wildfire. Project objectives are to reforest burned timberlands; return forests and wildland habitat to a more natural, fire resilient condition; protect water quality in Humbug, Little Humbug, and Clear Creeks, all important salmonid tributaries to the Klamath River; and reduce community wildfire risks. Pre-planting site preparation work includes chipping, hand piling and select burning, and biomass removal of competing vegetation. Oak woodland restoration includes oak sprout sapling thinning and replanting native oaks in areas of high mortality.
Targeted Project Benefit Performance Measure
- Fuels Reduction (area): 20.00 acres
- Habitat Restoration - # of plants: 330,065
- Habitat Restoration - Acres restored: 2,090.00 acres
- Prescribed fire: 20.00 acres
Project Types
- Fire Resilient Forests: Forest Health
A view of the overall landscape.
Location
Budget
$1,137,074.00 Secured Funding: NCRP CAL FIRE Forest Health Pilot Project (CAL FIRE)
$391,207.00 No Funding Source Identified Yet
Photos
A representative aerial view of the headwaters of the project area. (41°48'27.22"N, 122°46'59.34"W) (Timing: Before)
Fish kill in the Klamath River as a result of multiple sediment and ash flows during the fire. (Timing: Before)
An example of what the riparian looks like post-fire and post-debris flow. (Timing: Before)
An example of what the instream habitat and structure looks like. (Timing: Before)
An example of sedimentation in the headwaters. (Timing: Before)
Project last updated 1/14/2025