Fish & Wildlife awards 4.4 million grant to conserve Ten Mile River forest habitat

MENDOCINO CO., 5/25/18 — The Wildlife Conservation Board of the California Department of Fish & Wildlife (CDFW) has awarded The Nature Conservancy a 4.4 million dollar grant towards a conservation easement along Ten Mile River near Fort Bragg, which will help restore 23,681 acres of forest.

The easement will preserve habitat, reduce erosion, maintain water quality, and create “wildlife linkages” within redwood, Douglas fir, Grand fir, and red alder forests growing upland and along Ten Mile River. The cooperative project will be undertaken by The Nature Conservancy, CalFire, the State Coastal Conservancy and the California Natural Resources Agency, and is part of 13 million dollars in conversation grants awarded by the WCB at the agency’s March 24 quarterly meeting.