Each year, hundreds of Californians work to improve the health and wellbeing of their communities by spearheading California Climate Investments projects, which are designed to support a more sustainable, more resilient future. Learn what these projects have accomplished in Northern California counties of Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Mendocino, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Trinity.
Cumulative Investments in Northern California
As of May 31, 2023
$518 million total implemented funds
5% of statewide California Climate Investments funding
2,937 projects
$336 million benefiting priority populations
65% of funds benefiting priority populations
17,805,099 MTCO2e estimated GHG emissions reductions
2,365 tons estimated criteria air pollutant reductions
2022 Achievements
Reporting period: Dec 1, 2021 – Nov 30, 2022
$97 million in newly implemented funds
626 new projects
What does this mean for you?
Here is some of what our 2022 grantees are bringing to the region:
49,506 acres of land conserved or restored
Over 620 projects in the natural and working lands, agricultural and transit sectors will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by over 4 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent
3,170 acres of agricultural land benefiting from or implementing healthy soils practices
Northern California Climate Investments in Action
Improving Forest Health in the Yurok Community Forest and Salmon Sanctuary
Supported by a $4.3 million grant from CAL FIRE’s Forest Health Program to the Humboldt County Resource Conservation District
The project will implement forest health and fuels reduction work, facilitate cultural burning practices, improve wildlife habitat, and create employment opportunities for Yurok Tribe members
The Yurok Tribe, Western Rivers Conservancy, Humboldt County Resource Conservation District and CAL FIRE are working together to protect natural, cultural, and spiritual values in a key watershed in the Yurok Tribe’s ancestral homeland
Supported by a $5 million CAL FIRE Forest Health Program grant, the Western Klamath Restoration Partnership will help restore fire resilience at the landscape scale along the Klamath River
Restoring fire processes will improve water quality, healthier streams and aquatic populations, increase wildlife and plant diversity, cultural revitalization, and promote a reliable supply of forest products
The High Road to Tribal Forest Restoration and Stewardship project will provide foundational training and work experience in forest health and landscape restoration
Landscape-Scale Fuels Reduction and Forest Health in the Western Klamath Region
Discover more projects in your region
Read Northern California project profiles
Interested in bringing more projects to Northern California?
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Who is eligible?
A number of implemented California Climate Investments projects span multiple geographic boundaries (e.g., a transit bus line or large forestry project crossing county lines). While most projects can be tied to one project address, where it is not feasible to associate a project with a single region, district, or county, the same project data is included in each area that benefits from the investment. This method of attribution tends to increase the implemented project totals reported here. See the Project List for a more detailed explanation of the methodology the California Air Resources Board uses to evaluate projects that cross geographic boundaries.
About Us
California Climate Investments is a statewide initiative that puts billions of Cap-and-Trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy, and improving public health and the environment - particularly in disadvantaged and low-income communities.
Contact Us
1-800-757-2907 | info@caclimateinvestments.ca.gov | @CAClimateInvest