California Forest Stewardship Program: CFIP

CFIP Funds

Download the 2004 CFIP User's Guide

Volume 1--User guide

Volume 2---Archaeological Review Procedures for CFIP Projects. You have two choices:

CFIP is a program aimed at improving the economic value and environmental quality of forestlands. CFIP can help rebuild forest and wildlife resources to meet our future needs for a healthy environment and productive forests. Forest landowners can be reimbursed up to 75% of their expenses for the following:

Preparation of a Management Plan.
Site preparation, tree planting, and follow-up work.
Tree thinning or release.
Erosion control, including revegetation, road rehabilitation, and installation of structures such as waterbars, rocked crossings, etc. to reduce soil erosion and stream sedimentation.
Fish and wildlife habitat improvement, including creation of corridors and openings, planting oaks or riparian species, installing exclusion fencing along watercourses and wetlands, and stream restoration projects.
Project supervision by a Registered Professional Forester.

The property must contain 20 to 5,000 acres having or capable of supporting at least 10% tree cover and the zoning must allow forest resource management. The 20 acre limit does not apply to erosion control or fish and wildlife habitat improvement projects.

Ninety percent cost share rates are provided for lands damaged by wildfire, insects, disease, wind, floods, landslides or earthquakes in the last 10 years.

The minimum project size for tree planting or thin/release work is five acres. Any work required under the Forest Practice Act is not eligible for CFIP finding. Planting or thinning of trees for use as Christmas trees, greenery or firewood is not eligible.

For more information or to submit an application, contact Jill Butler in Santa Rosa at (707) 576-2935, Tom Sandelin in Fresno at (559) 243-4108, or Thomas Porter in Riverside at (909) 320-6120.