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Presentation Overview1. Intro to My Sierra Woods2. Financial
Incentives3. Implementation Plans
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My Sierra WoodsWHO ARE WENational Organization with Local
partnerships
WHERE DO WE WORKReforestation – All CA
Fuels Reduction: 12 Counties
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My Sierra WoodsWHAT DO WE DO?- Education and Outreach- Technical
Expertise- Financial Assistance- Community Impact
OUR GOALComplete 500 fuels reduction or reforestation projects
across 32,000 acres of family forest lands by March 2022
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A Financial IncentiveBARRIERS
Primary barriers keeping landowners from taking action:
(1) Limited markets for products from fuels reduction
(2) Operating costs
MSW SOLUTIONSForest Biomass Transportation Incentive (FBTI)
Community Assistance Program (CAP)
Reforestation Assistance Program (RAP)
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Program EligibilityTo qualify, projects must be:
• 10 acres of Forest
• Overseen by an RPF or Resource Professional
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Family Forests20M acres of state’s forestland face high wildfire
risk.
7M of those acres are in key watersheds.
This is not just a public lands issue.One-third (10M acres) of
forest land in California is privately owned.
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Implementation PlanTIMELINEAugust 2018 to March 2022
2020 FORESTRY PARTNERS
OUTREACH
ENGAGEMENT OPPS
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An American Forest Foundation Technology
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Contact:Chantz Joyce | RPF #2753California Conservation
ManagerAmerican Forest Foundation
(530) [email protected]
Website: www.mysierrawoods.orgFacebook: @MySierraWoods
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FundingMy Sierra Woods – Capturing Carbon on California’s Family
Forest Lands” project is part of California Climate Investments, a
statewide program that puts billions of Cap-and-Trade dollars to
work reducing GHG emissions, strengthening the economy, and
improving public health and the environment– particularly in
disadvantaged communities.
The Cap-and-Trade program also creates a financial incentive for
industries to invest in clean technologies and develop innovative
ways to reduce pollution. California Climate Investments projects
include affordable housing, renewable energy, public
transportation, zero-emission vehicles, environmental restoration,
more sustainable agriculture, recycling, and much more. At least 35
percent of these investments are located within and benefiting
residents of disadvantaged communities, low income communities, and
low-income households across California.
For more information, visit the California Climate Investments
website at: www.caclimateinvestments.ca.gov
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