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). Through regional coordination and cooperation, the Collaborative is striving to create healthier forests, ecosystems, and communities.

The Inner Coast Collaborative (ICC) focuses on regional planning and coordination, project planning, provision of technical assistance, and building and sustaining capacity. To guide this work, the Collaborative is creating a Regional Priority Plan (RPP).

Watch the video below for a quick overview of the ICC and the RPP process. Para ver el video en español, consulte la sección de ‘más información’ al final de la página.

Developing a Regional Priority Plan

The Regional Priority Plan will:
• Develop a shared vision for the region, grounded in current conditions and local knowledge
• Include a list of priority projects based on partner and community input
• Identify resources needed to implement projects

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

Connect with Your Local Inner Coast Collaborative Partner

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: Kurt Vaughn, kurt@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

Learn More

Regional Priority Plan Frequently Asked Questions

Video - Explorando el Plan Regional de Prioridades para la Costa Interior

Regional Priority Plan Fact Sheet - English

Regional Priority Plan Fact Sheet - Spanish

Learn more about the RFFC Grant Program

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.

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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
Program Director, Forest Health & Restoration
Ali@NapaRCD.org
707-690-3115

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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.