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The Yuba Project

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Area: 5888268 km2
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Brazil; Peru; Suriname; France; Colombia; Guyana; Bolivia; Venezuela; Ecuador
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Santa Cruz; Manaus; La Paz
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Countries: United States of America
Basins: North Pacific (446) (San Joaquin & Sacramento)
Project SDGs:
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Protect and Restore Ecosystems (SDG 6.6)
Stakeholder Participation (SDG 6.b)
Climate Resilience and Adaptation (SDG 13.1)
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Nature-Based Solutions
Progress to Date: NA Improve forest resiliency
Services Needed: Policy advocacy
Communications & outreach
Monitoring & evaluation
Desired Partners: City
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NGO / Civil Society
Language: English
Start & End Dates: Jan. 01, 2000  »  Ongoing
Project Website: www.nationalforests.org/who-we-are/regional-offices/californ...
Contextual Condition(s): PHYSICAL: Ecosystem vulnerability or degradation, PHYSICAL: Disaster preparation and resilience
Additional Benefits: Basin stakeholder mapping, Raised awareness of challenges among water users, Raised awareness of challenges among local authorities
Beneficiaries: Ecosystems, Environmental users (e.g., fishers, recreational users), Local communities / domestic users
Planning & Implementation Time: More than 3 years
Primary Funding Source: public
Project Source: User
Profile Completion: 85%

Project Overview

The Yuba Project

The Yuba Project is a 14,545 acre project in Sierra County that encompasses National Forest system lands. The Yuba project is a collaborative project between the National Forest Foundation, the Tahoe National Forest, the Yuba Water Agency, and Blue Forest Conservation. The National Forest Foundation has taken lead on implementing projects on approximately 5,690 of these acres. Treatments are proposed to enhance watershed health through improving forest healt…

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The Yuba Project

The Yuba Project is a 14,545 acre project in Sierra County that encompasses National Forest system lands. The Yuba project is a collaborative project between the National Forest Foundation, the Tahoe National Forest, the Yuba Water Agency, and Blue Forest Conservation. The National Forest Foundation has taken lead on implementing projects on approximately 5,690 of these acres. Treatments are proposed to enhance watershed health through improving forest health and resilience to changing climatic conditions, reducing surface and ladder fuels to a level that would allow safe fire suppression, and improving wildlife habitat. Immediate action is needed to achieve the following goals:

  1. Improve the resilience and adaptive capacity of the red fir and mixed-conifer forest ecosystem.
  2. Improve public safety along roads, trails, and distribution lines in the Project area.
  3. Reduce fuel loading in areas of dense, smaller trees and thick undergrowth
  4. Improve the quality of forage for wildlife, including deer, in the project area.
  5. Reintroduce fire into the Project area's fire adapted ecosystems.
  6. Decommission existing roads that are either unauthorized or unneeded.
  7. Restore degraded meadow ecosystems
  8. Enhance recreational and scenic values.
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Basin and/or Contextual Conditions: PHYSICAL: Ecosystem vulnerability or degradation, PHYSICAL: Disaster preparation and resilience
Project Benefits: Basin stakeholder mapping, Raised awareness of challenges among water users, Raised awareness of challenges among local authorities
Indirect or Direct Beneficiaries: Ecosystems, Environmental users (e.g., fishers, recreational users), Local communities / domestic users
Months & Implementing: More than 3 years
Primary Funding Source: Public funding

Project Narrative

Visit our interactive project map: https://arcg.is/uTObe to learn more about the Yuba project. See maps, videos, and pictures of where forest health treatments will occur and what type of equipment will be used to implement the project. Project Partners and Funding The work being done by the National Forest Foundation on the Yuba project would not be possible without our partners. NFF would like to recognize: The USDA Forest Service, Tahoe National Forest Blue Forest Conservation California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection The Yuba Water Agency Funding for this project is provided by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection as part of the California Climate Investments Program.

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National Forest Foundation (Organization)

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Who We Are? The National Forest Foundation is the leading organization inspiring personal and meaningful connections to our National Forests, the centerpiece of America’s public lands. Working on behalf of the American public, the NFF leads forest conservation efforts and … Learn More


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