Inner Coast Collaborative

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Inner Coast Collaborative

The Inner Coast Collaborative is a regional partnership focused on improving forest health and fire resilience that spans 5,500 square miles across Colusa, Lake, Napa, Solano, Sonoma, and Yolo Counties (i.e., the Inner Coast region).

General Info

Funded by a Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program block grant, the Inner Coast Collaborative focuses on regional planning and coordination, project planning and provision of technical assistance, and building and sustaining capacity. Activities supported by this endeavor will range in scale from a single community, an entire county, or the whole region.

Napa RCD has been awarded a Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Block grant to support regional planning and collaboration, project planning, and capacity building to improve forest health, fire resilience, and community wildfire preparedness across Colusa, Lake, Napa, Solano, Sonoma, and Yolo Counties (i.e., the Inner Coast region).

Partners

This endeavor is a collaborative effort between Lead Partners in each county, and is coordinated and administered by Napa RCD.

Lead Partners include:

Colusa County:
- - Colusa Resource Conservation District
  - Contact: Eduardo Blancas-Alcantara, eduardo@colusarcd.org
Lake County:
- - Clear Lake Environmental Research Center
  - Contact: Tracy Cline, tracy.cline@theclerc.org
Napa County:
- - Napa Resource Conservation District
  - Contact: Ali Blodorn, alison@naparcd.org
Solano County:
- - Solano Resource Conservation District
  - Contact: Karin Young, karin.young@solanorcd.org
Sonoma County:
- - Sonoma Resource Conservation District
  - Contact: Ari DeMarco, ademarco@sonomarcd.org
Yolo County:
- - Yolo Resource Conservation District
  - Contact: Alli Permann, permann@yolorcd.org

Objectives

Building a Pipeline of Shovel-Ready Projects

Project planning, environmental review, and permitting
Development of technical assistance (TA) models and provision of TA
Support collaboratives or groups to identify project priorities and act on them.

Building and Sustaining Capacity

Identifying and supporting capacity building needs (internal organizational, local, regional)
Prescribed Burn Association (PBA) and Fire Safe Council (FSC) development and support
Supporting administration of regional cost-share programs
Community outreach, education and demonstration projects
Fund development

Regional Coordination and Planning

Regional and statewide coordination
Regional outreach and engagement strategy development
Regional Priority Plan (RPP) development

Check Out Some of Our Accomplishments

This work is funded in whole or in part through a Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program grant awarded to Napa RCD by the California Department of Conservation.

Stay Updated

Help shape the future of forest health and wildfire resilience in our region! Sign up for the interest form to share your input with the Inner Coast Collaborative.

The ICC is developing a Regional Priority Plan to identify key projects, capacity building opportunities, and funding opportunities. Your feedback will be essential in shaping this plan.

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How can I get involved?

Learn more about the RFFC Inner Coast Collaborative by contacting the partner above in your county.

Contact my Napa Partner

Ali Blodorn
Principal Program Manager, Forest Health
Ali@NapaRCD.org
707-690-3115

Inner Coast Collaborative