Sonoma County
Wood Recovery & Utilization Project

Public Input Request

The Sonoma County Wood Recovery and Utilization Project is hosting four meetings to engage community members in the planning and design of the pilot. Stakeholder Engagement session recordings and upcoming informational sessions are below.

The public comment period is now open and can be accessed here. Please take 5 - 10 minutes to share your thoughts with us by October 1, 2024.

Public comments regarding the pilot and updates can be emailed to us
info at regenerativeforestsolutions dot org through the public comment period ending October 1, 2024.

Project Updates

Calendar of Meetings:
The Work Group meets monthly toward the objective of creating a feasibility study to inform the pilot’s potential implementation. Stakeholder meetings are open to the public will be held via Zoom quarterly. Date announcements will be posted on this page, our Events page and on Instagram.

Summary of Activities:
During the course of 2024, staff, work group members, and technical advisors will prepare a feasibility study regarding the establishment of an entity to manage fiber flow from forests in Sonoma County with input from community stakeholders. The annual calendar of activities will follow this general schedule.

Q1, 2024

Kick off monthly Work Group meetings

Review / refine research priorities

Design feasibility study sections and research priorities

Initiate feedstock supply analysis with consultants

Host first stakeholder meeting

Q2, 2024

Data collection / review / synthesis

Entity type review and selection

Review / provide feedback on feedstock supply initial research 

Host second stakeholder meeting

Q3, 2024

Data collection / review / synthesis

Outline financial strategy for entity

Feasibility study writing

Select woodshed / potential aggregation locations

Q4, 2024

Data collection / review / synthesis

Feasibility study writing

Host final stakeholder meeting

STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS

To gather community feedback on the priorities of the pilot, Regenerative Forest Solutions will host three (3) Stakeholder Engagement Sessions in 2024 with the final meeting slated to be in-person.