Charles F. Flinn and Walker B. Tilley Fund for Sustainable Forestry
The Charles F. Flinn and Walker B. Tilley Fund for Sustainable Forestry honors a family legacy of forestry in Mendocino County. Charles F. Flinn was a leader in the early forest industry in Mendocino County. He was the Manager of the L. E. White Lumber company in Greenwood (now Elk) in the early 1900’s, and then became Manager of the Albion Lumber Company in the 1920’s. He was the Land Manager of the Southern Pacific Lands including the Albion Lumber Company properties, which were later purchased by Masonite Corporation and most recently by Mendocino Redwood Company. Walker B. Tilley, a member of a pioneer Humboldt County family, came to work for the Albion Lumber Company as Forest Engineer during Flinn’s tenure. He had a distinguished international career as a forester, and returned to Mendocino County to be Chief Forester for Masonite Corporation.
This legacy of forestry continued on with Forest B. Tilley, the eldest son of Walker B. and Dorothy F. Tilley and grandson of Charles F. Flinn, who also played a role in Mendocino County forestry. Following his graduation from Humboldt State University, he went to work for California Department of Forestry (Cal Fire) in 1965. He came to Jackson Demonstration State Forest in 1973 as Assistant Manager, was promoted to Manager in 1978, and served in that position until his retirement in 1992. He maintained a life-long involvement and interest in promoting good forest practices for long-term sustainability and economic benefit.
Previous grants have been awarded to the Mendocino Land Trust for signage in the Jackson Demonstration Forest, the Conservation Fund for invasive species removal, and Redwood Forest Foundation, Inc. to support a production of videos documenting the history of foresting in Mendocino County.
In 2019, the Community Foundation welcomes proposals from non-profit organizations that are assisting public and small private (non-industrial) forest owners to maintain and enhance the economic, social, and environmental values of Mendocino County’s working forests and range lands.
Criteria:
Key activities that will be funded include, but are not limited to,
- Research and demonstration (including re-measurement of plots);
- Public and youth education and outreach directed towards learning about using the forests for economic production, not conservation;
- Education (best management practices);
- Restoration of forests and watersheds, with a preference to projects related to forest restoration over stream restoration;
- Removal of invasive species;
- Mitigation of the impact of forest roads;
- Fire management (including Tan-Oak management);
- Fish and wildlife habitat protection and enhancement.
Additionally, the organization may not have an active Charles F. Flinn and Walker B. Tilley Fund for Sustainable Forestry grant.
Total available funding: total $5,000; grant range $500-$5,000
Deadline for Submission: This grant program is now closed for the 2018-2019 grant cycle
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