Letters of Support and References Inventory
Letters of Support
The following letters of support have been obtained and are available upon request (sourced from the WPIA grant application appendix and other records):
- USFS Plumas National Forest
- USFS Lassen National Forest
- Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria
- Butte County Resource Conservation District (USDA)
- Butte County Fire Safe Council
- California State Parks, Northern Buttes District
- Sustainable Generation (technology partnership)
Letters of Support to Solicit
- USFS Feather River Ranger District, Loren Everest, District Ranger (drafted, pending finalization)
- American Forests (Hilary Franz, President and CEO)
- Additional CalFire grant letters of support (search pending)
Past Performance References
- Warner Enterprises: Castle Crags ($3M), Paradise CAT 4 ($6.1M), Mendocino Biochar ($4M), totaling $13M+ in completed federal and state contracts. 50-year operating history, 2M BDT biomass processed, 450M board feet saw logs.
- Emergence (across entities): approximately 1M tons biomass processed over 25-year history.
- Butte County RCD contract on Plumas National Forest ($17M project; documentation available upon request)
- CalFire BCFSC contract (available upon request)
Supporting Documentation
The following are available upon request:
- Joel White resume/CV
- Brad Ledford resume
- Joel White CCG-5 capability statement
- John Thompson CCG-5 capability statement
- SAM.gov active registration
- Self-financing matching funds statement