Northshore Restoration Project

The Project is in response to the Mendocino Complex Fire that burned 459,123 acres on the Mendocino National Forest in 2018. CLERC secured grant funds to support the Forest Service restoration strategy.

  • Clerc has completed 500 acres of roadside hazard tree removal

  • CLERC funded a Research paper titled “Informing Reforestation Strategy for the Mendocino National Forest: Integrating climate change into management planning of the Northshore Restoration Project” that was released in early 2023

  • CLERC will be Implementing work in 2024 on 700 acres of fuel reduction in unburned portions of the Clear Lake Watershed

  • Clerc is the planning Phase to work on 1065 acres of reforestation work including site prep, fuel reduction, removal of dead trees and planting 232,000 seedlings and follow up treatments to control unwanted/invasive plants

Site location and vicinity map of the North Shore Restoration Project in the Mendocino National Forest. Elevation ranges from 1,350 to 4,770 feet. (Map image courtesy of USFS.)

Produced in cooperation with the USDA Forest Service, which is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.

The Northshore Restoration Project is part of California Climate Investments, a statewide initiative that puts billions of Cap-and-Trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy, and improving public health and the environment — particularly in disadvantaged communities.