Growing Native Plants for Resilient Mattole Ecosystems Improving Forest Health While Protecting Homes from Fires Building Resilience and Love for Place Field Data Collection and Mapping

Growing Native Plants for Resilient Mattole Ecosystems

Improving Forest Health While Protecting Homes from Fires

Building Resilience and Love for Place

Field Data Collection and Mapping

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Our Mission


The objectives and purpose of the Mattole Restoration Council are the restoration of natural systems in the Mattole River Watershed and their maintenance at sustainable levels of health and productivity, especially in regards to forests, fisheries, soil, and other plant and animal communities. The Mattole Restoration Council will pursue this goal by:

  • undertaking work in watershed rehabilitation and salmon enhancement in the context of watershed‐wide planning processes;
  • actively seeking affiliation with other groups in the Mattole watershed that share similar goals;
  • pursuing the education and involvement of watershed residents and landholders in the process of watershed recovery, maintenance and preservation of natural systems, and sustainable harvest techniques;
  • conducting research and encouraging the development of land‐use techniques and cultural and economic activities which further the sustained productivity of the resource base in the Mattole watershed;
  • entering into cooperative undertakings with private land owners and with federal, state, and county agencies toward the achievement of our goals;
  • encouraging the development of regional and watershed‐based self‐reliance through creative, productive and interdependent human relationships with the Mattole watershed;
  • advising individuals, agencies, and corporate entities whose activities might impact the health and productivity of the Mattole watershed; and
  • cooperating and communicating with community‐based groups with similar goals in other watersheds.

What We Do

The Mattole Restoration Council realizes its vision through four ongoing programs that
undertake numerous projects throughout the Mattole River watershed:


Ecosystem Restoration Program


The goal of the Ecosystem Restoration Program is to promote healthy and productive native ecosystems including grasslands, oak woodlands, riparian corridors, wetlands, and forests.


Education and Outreach


Through Education and Outreach Program, the MRC is able to improve understanding of ecology, restoration, and stewardship among youth, community members, and the wider public.


Watershed Information Systems


The goal of the Watershed Information Systems program is to collect, archive, analyze, and disseminate restoration information to learn about the ecological systems of the watershed and improve restoration and stewardship efforts in the Mattole watershed.


Working Lands and Human Communities


The goal of the Working Lands and Human Communities Program is to promote healthy land management practices on private and public lands that support functioning ecosystems and human communities.