Making money with your forest

FORESTER 1, NORTH COAST FORESTRY ASSISTANCE SPECIALIST FOR CAL FIRE

CFIP Principles & Practice

Jim will introduce the California Forest Improvement Plan (CFIP) and how it can be used to fund developing a Forest Management Plan, remove excess fuel, and thin your forest.

James Robbins is responsible for administering CFIP, which provides cost-share funding to small landowners for non-commercial forest improvement practices. Jim has worked as a Registered Professional Forester for CAL FIRE since 1999 in various capacities. He has a B.S. in Forestry from Cal Poly Humboldt and an M.S. in Forest Science from Oregon State University. He is currently a retired annuitant serving as the Forestry Assistance Specialist for the north coast of California including Humboldt, Del Norte, and western Trinity Counties. He

REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL FORESTER (RPF) WITH USDA NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION SERVICE (NRCS)

EQIP Grants for Prescribed Burning

Katelyn will explain the use of prescribed fire, an essential tool for forest management and fire protection, and review the requirements for Environmental Quality Improvement (EQIP) grants to fund prescribed burning.

Katelyn Suderman is an RPF with a B.S. in Forestry from Humboldt State. She began as a Forester for the NRCS Yreka Field Office, then was District Silviculturist for the US Forest Service Lassen National Forest. In August 2024, she transferred to NRCS in Humboldt, where she enjoys contributing to forest management through planning with local landowners, participating in the Humboldt County Prescribed Burn Association, and outreach/education with Forestry Challenge, the Forest Vegetation Management Conference, and college mentorship programs.

REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL FORESTER (RETIRED)

Landing in the Black with Carbon Credits

Larry will cover the use of carbon credits to derive income from your forest. His talk includes an interactive spreadsheet to assess your forest’s monetary potential in the voluntary carbon market.

Larry practiced forest biometrics and forest growth and yield modeling of fire ecology in the hills east of San Diego. He worked for 18 years as a forest vegetation modeling specialist with the US Forest Service’s Ecosystem Management Planning Group, analyzing several regional-scale ecosystem management projects, five years as a biometrician for a forestry consulting firm in Portland, OR, and three years as a lead verifier of forest carbon offset projects in Ghana, Uruguay, Brazil, British Columbia and California. He designed and managed data collection, data processing, baseline modeling, and quantification of credits for a carbon offset project on a 20,000-acre forest property in Mendocino County.