$2.5 million avalible to Glenn County Forested Landowners. 

>>> Applications Open December 5, 2024 - January 15, 2025

Landonwer Outreach Meeting: December 5, 2024 @ 6:00 pm

At the Tipsy Burro, 458 N. Humboldt Ave. Willows CA 95988. Please register here to the Landower Meeting by December 2nd. 

What is the Glenn County Small Landowner Forest Improvement Program?

The Glenn County Small Landowner Forest Improvement Program is a partership betwenn Glenn County Resource Conservation District (RCD) and small forested landowners within the Mendocino National Forest (MNF) to implement the Glenn County Small Landowner Forest Improvement Program. The Glenn County portion of the MNF footprint is unique in that it is almost entirely U.S. Forest Service Lands with no industrial timber operations. The forest footprint has limited private landowners; in total there are 84 properties that are  eligible for this program. While these properties are small in size, their need is great. Recent wildfires, including the 2018 Ranch Fire and the 2020 August Complex Wildfire have decimated the MNF including the small private landowners. Since 2018, 230,960 acres of the MNF-Glenn County has burned. In total, 86% of Glenn County’s forested land was burned from the August Complex alone. Nearly all small private forested lands were severely impacted by the August Complex. These areas do not have opportunities for funding; additionally, about ¼ of the eligible properties are below the 20-acre minimum threshold required for the California Forest Improvement Program. Glenn County RCD has been contacted by several forested landowners seeking assistance; up until this funding opportunity, Glenn County hasn’t been able to adequately assist these landowners.  

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Technical Assistance Resources

FREE technical assistance is available and recommended for the development and submission of a Forest Improvement grant application. Please contact us today!

Greg Conant 

Forest Health Program Specialist 

Cell: 530.330.5002

Email: greg@glenncountyrcd.org

Shane Rakestraw

Wildfire & Forestry Project Coordinator

Cell: 530.517.1380

Email: shane@glenncountyrcd.org