Community watershed restoration since 1983

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    • Working Lands & Human Communities

    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.

    Lower Mattole Fire Safe Council

    The mission of the Lower Mattole Fire Safe Council is to reduce risks and minimize damage to life, property, and the environment from wildfire, by coordinating efforts to fund and implement fire-safe education and projects in the Lower Mattole.

    Sustainable Land Management

    The MRC works to encourage Mattole residents to manage their land for overall ecosystem health and to promote sustainable forest and range management practices, particularly as an alternative to industrial paradigms.

    Good Roads, Clear Creek

    The Good Roads, Clear Creeks program was one of the MRC’s biggest endeavors to date. The program sought to promote healthy streams and salmonid recovery by reducing erosion and stream sedimentation by working closely with both land owners and governmental agencies.