Happy Camp Integrated Community Protection and Workforce Development Project
Accelerate the development of fire adapted communities
The Happy Camp Integrated Community Protection and Workforce Development Projects uses best available science and best available scientists including Karuk traditional ecological knowledge to conduct field and office studies to develop plans and prescriptions for implementing and monitoring:
Fuels buffer adjacent to private and tribal residential properties (where feasible and effective), infrastructure, and ingress/egress roads critical for public safety and for improving options for fire management
Strategic linear fuelbreaks for WUI protection and for improving options for fire management including ridges, roads, existing firelines, and trails
Maintenance and/or restoration of vegetation species composition and structure to facilitate the implementation of desired fire regimes
Legacy road treatment, road stormproofing to reduce road-related sedimentation to streams to protect aquatic habitats and domestic water sources
Noxious weed inventory, mapping, and targeted treatments
Maintenance and/or restoration of oak woodland, meadow, mixed evergreen, riparian, and other special wildlife habitat features
Maintenance and/or restoration of wildlife habitat including habitat of ESA listed species and diversified upslope, riparian, and aquatic habitat for other species of special concern
Maintenance and restoration of the abundance and quality of Karuk Cultural Resources present in the planning area.
Increased collaboration and consultation with the Karuk Tribe
Increased stakeholder communication and engagement through the WKRP process
