Mattole Restoration Council

Mattole Restoration Council is a non-profit community-based organization registered in SAM.gov since October 2003, headquartered in Petrolia, California. The organization's mission centers on the protection and restoration of natural systems in the Mattole River Watershed, with particular emphasis on maintaining sustainable levels of health and productivity across forests, fisheries, soils, and native plant and animal communities. As a tax-exempt corporate entity, Mattole Restoration Council serves as a prime recipient of federal grant awards, specializing in ecosystem restoration, conservation, native plant management, and wildfire resilience services across Northern California. The organization has demonstrated extensive experience delivering federally funded land stewardship and conservation initiatives in partnership with major federal agencies including the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service, and Fish and Wildlife Service.

Mattole Restoration Council's federal grant portfolio spans multiple environmental and conservation programs, with current and recent awards totaling approximately $2.86 million. The organization received a $2,175,132 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720) awarded in November 2023 for the Prosper Ridge Community Wildfire Resilience Project, which runs through June 2027 and includes hazardous fuels reduction, defensible space establishment, and wildfire risk assessments. The Bureau of Land Management has been a primary funding partner, awarding three cooperative agreements: a $337,337 award under the Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245) for the South Spit Humboldt Bay habitat enhancement and invasive plant removal project (September 2025–August 2030), a $343,890 Cooperative Agreement under the Invasive and Noxious Plant Management program (CFDA 15.230) for North Coast invasive plant control services (October 2023–September 2028), and cooperative agreements for North Coast Forest Restoration (October 2023–September 2028) and North Coast California Native Plant Conservation Project (August 2022–July 2027). Additional BLM-funded cooperative agreements from 2021-2022 supported coastal prairie ecosystem access projects and Uncle Tommy Grassland Restoration initiatives. Services provided through these awards include invasive species inventory and mapping, mechanical and herbicide-based plant removal, native plant restoration and conservation, wildfire mitigation and community protection planning, ecosystem monitoring and evaluation, habitat enhancement, and public outreach and education. The organization has also served as a sub-grantee under the Fire, Fuels and Forests Program Capacity Building initiative, partnering with Coalitions and Collaboratives, Inc. to deliver capacity-building support to local partners.