As I write this, we approach Spring Equinox but you would not know it looking out my window. The four plus feet of snow are slowly melting, pushed by the four plus inches of rain in the last two days. The surface of the snow is littered with nature’s prunings— tree branches, needles, bark, lichen,…

One of the goals of the NM-ERA is to help develop a local workforce to do the real work of bringing our forests back into good health. There is so much work to be done and so many people needing meaningful work. We aim to bring them together. Toward that end, we are conducting an…

Greetings Friends of the NM-ERA! We hope that 2023 is starting well for you. We are busy celebrating our first year as an organization, planning the year ahead, and writing grants. A brief recap of 2022 with the Northern Mendocino Ecosystem Recovery Alliance: We founded the NM-ERA (read more here). We hosted a series of…

Our first spring event series is long over. We’ve moved on to further work and will share news about new developments soon. Meanwhile our very own Cheyenne Clarke wrote a recap of our events in the Summer edition of Forest & Rivers News. Enjoy and check out the rest of the issue too. Community workshops…

On Saturday May 14th we will host the 4th event in our series of spring field trips and explorations into fire resilience and forest health. This time we take on how to prepare for fire as a community. We’ll meet at a private residence on Woodman Peak Road where the owner is working on shaded…

On April 23, 2022 we held our next event at Gomde California Buddhist Center in South Leggett. It was a beautiful day after rain. In the morning we held a discussion of forest health and all the work that needs to be done. In the afternoon we had a fascinating workshop on Cultivating Mushrooms led…

A great place to read up on North Coast California ecological news and thinking is the Forest & River News from the Trees Foundation. Forest & River News | Trees Foundation | Recent Issues Forest & River News works to inform and educate our communities in Northern California. It is published three times a year.…

Join us April 23rd for our ongoing forest health conversation. This time, at Gomde California, a center for Study and Practice of Buddhism. The day will begin with a sharing circle facilitated by our friends at Gomde. An invitation to engage with our regional community in ecologically and emotionally focused dialogue. Following the morning discussion…

UPDATE: We have changed the ultimate location of this event but not the date or time. Following great success at the first Forest Health and Fire Resilience workshop at Tan Oak Park, NM-ERA and ERRP are excited to announce their second event. Where: We will meet at the Leggett Valley Fire Department at 66255 Drive…

Join us on Sunday April 3rd, 2022 at Tan Oak Park for the Northern Mendocino Ecosystem Recovery Alliances (NM-ERA) kick off event and biomass cycling workshop. The Northern Mendocino Ecosystem Recovery Alliance is a new group focused on forest health and fire prevention education, community building, and workforce development.Forest health management and fire prevention brings…