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Proposition 40 Fuels Management ProgramCAL FIRE, in partnership with the Sierra Coordinated Resources Management Council, USDA/Natural Resources Conservation Service, and Placer County Resource Conservation District, has begun implementation of a new fuels reduction effort funded by Proposition 40, the California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Act of 2002. The goal of the Proposition 40 Fuels Management Program (Prop 40 Program) is to contract with private landowners for mutually beneficial forest improvement and wildfire hazard reduction projects designed to reduce fuel loadings that pose a threat to watershed resources and water quality. What's in Prop 40 for you?Cost-share funding through the Prop 40 Program is available to private, non-industrial forestland landowners for the development of forest management plans and the implementation of vegetation management practices to reduce fuel loads and the threat of wildfire. Forest management plans are the first step to identifying your forest and watershed resource concerns as well as leading to the recommendation and design of conservation practices to improve forest health, reduce devastating catastrophic events, and enhance watershed function. Practices may include: site preparation, tree planting, tree shelters, canopy cover, thinning, pruning, stand release, brush control, invasive weeds, land conservation, wildlife/riparian, etc. Funding for landowner management plans will be paid 90% by the Prop 40 Program and 10% by the landowners. Practices are paid on a 75%/25% basis. Please note that all payments for forest management plans and project costs are paid on a reimbursable basis — the landowner must first incur the cost, pay their subcontractors, and then request reimbursement. All Prop 40 plans and practices shall be consistent with the CAL FIRE/CFIP User Guide and/or NRCS Field Office Technical Guide and compliant with California Forest Practice Rules. (See CFIP guidelines.) How does it work?If you are a forestland owner, please consult with a Registered Professional Forester in your area who can assist you in completing and submitting the Prop 40 Participant Application along with the required supporting project information to your local CAL FIRE Unit Forester. The complete Prop 40 Fuels Management Packet should include:
After your agreement is signed and approved, and processed by SCRMC, you will be advised that additional paperwork listed below may be required before you can begin work on your project:
Need help?The Prop 40 Fuels Management Program is administered through the Sierra Coordinated Resources Management Council (SCRMC). The SCRMC is a Joint Powers Authority representing 15 Resource Conservation Districts throughout the central Sierra Nevada region. Placer County RCD is the lead agency for SCRMC and will administer the Prop 40 Fuels Management Program including invoicing and reimbursement processing. SCRMC can be contacted through Placer County RCD at: Placer County RCD If you are in need of a Registered Professional Forester (RPF), please contact us at Placer County RCD and we will work to help you secure an RPF. We are compiling a list of RPFs throughout the Prop 40 region who are knowledgeable of the CFIP Program so that we can make them available to landowners in communities that may not have the services of local RPFs. RPFs interested in getting on the referral list should email their contact information to the Placer County RCD District Manager, Rick Gruen, or call 530.885.3046x118. More information is available from CAL FIRE's "Applying for Proposition 40 Fuels Management Program Funds" web page. |
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