Working Lands & Human Communities
The goal of the Working Lands and Human Communities Program is to promote healthy land management practices on private and public lands that support functioning ecosystems and human communities. The Working Lands and Human Communities program serves dual interests of the Mattole watershed promoting ecologically and economically sustainable land-management practices. This program is largely focused on fire safety and resilience through the following programs:
For information about timber harvesting see the Mattole Program Timberland Environmental Impact Report (PTEIR)

Fuels Reduction and Fire Planning
The MRC works with landowners and public resources to create shaded fuel breaks along key public and private access roads, connect landowners with resources for conducting their own fire safe measures, and provides services for fuels reduction including a chipper with crew.

Fire Atlas
The Mattole Watershed is home to numerous volunteer fire departments and companies that serve as first responders and protection for our communities and ecosystems from wildfire. The Council works closely with these organizations to provide mapping and gps resources to aid them in their endeavors.