While this Vision Statement does not purport to speak for Tribes, the following topics have been raised repeatedly by the Tribes we have engaged with as part of our collaborative process. Within the community vision report there have been ten specific topics. This is not an exhaustive list and more conversations and engagement need to occur. Below is an example of three of the topics discussed.
- High-quality Tribal engagement is needed for all the issues covered in this Vision Statement, including fire resilience, recreation enhancement, and restoration. PG&E should establish and support a multi-Tribal advisory or governing body that can assist both it and the U.S. Forest Service throughout the upcoming dam removal California Environmental Quality Act and NEPA processes and any subsequent restoration efforts meant to implement the decisions made by the FERC, the U.S. Forest Service, PG&E, and others.
- Expanding the use of “good fire” (especially cultural burns) to the Eel River headwaters and other parts of the Mendocino National Forest with the U.S. Forest Service working in close cooperation with Tribes. Please see recommendations under Fire Resilience for more detail.
- Restoring ancient trails where desired after appropriate Tribal engagement and NEPA analysis, especially the eons-old trails that once existed along the Eel River itself and on the Rice Fork.
For a complete list, please see page eight of the community vision report.
