Featured Event: Forest Health Extravaganza
March 29TH, 2025
Join us for a packed weekend of workshops, demonstrations, and community action focused on forest health and fire resilience.
See full event details & RSVP on Facebook
Latest News & Updates
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NM-ERA Achieves Platinum Seal of Transparency
NM-ERA Achieves Platinum Seal of Transparency The Northern Mendocino Ecosystem Recovery Alliance (NM-ERA) has officially been awarded the Platinum Seal of Transparency by Candid (formerly GuideStar). This distinction places NM-ERA in the top 0.1% of non-profits nationally for transparency, verifying our commitment to ecosystem restoration and community support in Laytonville, Leggett, and greater Mendocino County. What is the Platinum Seal…
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NMERA Receives $5,500 Grant in Support of Eel River Youth Stewards: Source to Sea Project
NMERA Receives $5,500 Grant in Support of Eel River Youth Stewards: Source to Sea Project The Northern Mendocino Ecosystem Recovery Alliance (NMERA) is honored to announce it has received a $5,500.00 grant from the Community Foundation of Mendocino County. This award, from the 2025 Fund for the Environment, is designated to support the Eel River Youth…
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NEW Candid Gold Seal of Transparency!!
NM‑ERA Earns Candid’s 2025 Gold Seal of Transparency The Northern Mendocino Ecosystem Recovery Alliance (NM‑ERA) is honored to announce that our nonprofit has received the Candid Gold Seal of Transparency for 2025. This recognition celebrates NM‑ERA’s ongoing commitment to openness, ethical leadership, and trustworthy community work across Northern Mendocino County. By achieving this recognition, NM‑ERA joins thousands…
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California Fire Foundation Grant Is Approved!!
Last year, catastrophic wildfires burned millions of acres across CA. We are now able to help Tan Oak Park become more fire prepared, thanks to a generous grant from @cafirefound. Visit cafirefoundation.org to learn more or email organize@nm-era.org and see how you can help.
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Bell Springs Volunteer Fire Department Fundraiser
The Bell Springs Volunteer Fire Department invites you! Save the Date! Saturday, August 30th, 2025 This year’s featured plate dinner is none other than delicious Wood-Fired Oven Pizza. Made by local food artisans with love and care. Gluten-free options available! The menu also includes: Come out, enjoy incredible food, support your local firefighters, and spend a summer…
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Natural Building Workshop
Tired of drywall? Come play in the mud with us. Join our hands-on Natural Building Workshop in Leggett, CA from August 10-17! We believe in building real skills for a resilient community. You’ll learn multiple techniques from expert Colin Gillespie: • Cob building • Natural Plasters • Earthen Floors & more! We learn while we work, and then we feast. Get ready for amazing food,…
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Defensible Space and Fuels Reduction Work Party
With all the wonderful things Tan Oak Park does for our community like host our Fire Benefit free every year and now provide a huge water tank for fire departments, we can give back a little by working a few hours to make the park more fire-safe. Next Wednesday July 23rd, community volunteers will join…
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TOPFest 2025
Tan Oak Park hosts a Summer Solstice Event Saturday June 21, 2025 celebrating the completion of the Leggett Fire Water Tank, a 72,000 gallon water tank dedicated to fire protection for Tan Oak Park and the surrounding region. Get Your Tickets
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Forest Health Extravaganza March 29 & 30
We’re co-sponsoring this packed event with the Eel River Recovery Project and many other groups shown below. On Saturday March 29, 2025 at Harwood Hall in Laytonville, we’ll host an all-day gathering featuring speakers, panels, lightning talks, a poster session, and plenty of time for questions and networking discussing all aspects of forest health, fire…
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Photos from the Pile Burning Workshop
On Saturday December 7, 2024 we gathered along a private road north of Laytonville and explored different ways to burn piles while making biochar. The piles were created by a thinning project under a Calfire Forest Health Grant. The thinning crew came through and built the piles and saved about an acre of piles for…
