The mission of the Fort Bragg Headlands Consortium is to help achieve environmentally sound strategies for restoration and reuse that will improve the quality of life and economy for current and future residents of the Northern Mendocino Coast.
Our mission leads us to support three goals for our community
1. Improved quality of life, for residents, businesses, and visitors.
2. Improved community resilience so we are responsive to a rapidly changing technological and climatic future.
3. Sustainable economic growth, with a local economy that sustains itself and the environment.
2. Improved community resilience so we are responsive to a rapidly changing technological and climatic future.
3. Sustainable economic growth, with a local economy that sustains itself and the environment.
These goals derive from two over-arching principles
Protect and restore the ecological integrity of the Fort Bragg Headlands
A commitment to smart growth
A commitment to smart growth
The work now:
1. Reclaim an accessible, safe, and clean beach and bay
2. Initial development shall be adjacent to existing development
3. Daylight creeks and restore jurisdictional wetlands
4. Clean up remaining toxins
5. Protect and restore wildlife corridors
6. Reduce impervious surfaces
7. Quantify economic costs and benefits of a vibrant, restored coastline.
8. Protect the forested areas on the headlands.
2. Initial development shall be adjacent to existing development
3. Daylight creeks and restore jurisdictional wetlands
4. Clean up remaining toxins
5. Protect and restore wildlife corridors
6. Reduce impervious surfaces
7. Quantify economic costs and benefits of a vibrant, restored coastline.
8. Protect the forested areas on the headlands.
An improved quality of life for residents, businesses, and visitors.
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Daylighting Alder and Maple creeks and restoring the bluff wetlands, a natural buffer between the ocean and the developed parts of Fort Bragg, offers opportunity for recreation and education for resident families and visitors. All Fort Bragg schools are within walking distance of the Noyo Headlands.
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A year-round Farmers' Market relocated from its two block space in front of City Hall to the Headlands offers space for vendors and accessibility for shoppers. Fort Bragg High School students learn agricultural commerce first hand by selling produce from The Noyo Food Forest's Learning Garden at the Farmer's Market.
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The Noyo Center for Marine Science will occupy 11.5 acres on the southwest side of the property. Now, a small temporary beginning, the Crow's Nest, houses a blue whale skeleton and other articulated marine mammals. The Noyo Center's vision will result in an innovative world-class scientific research facility, public interpretive center and exhibition space.
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Improved Community resilience responsive to a rapidly changing technological and climatic future.
sustainable economic growth with a local economy that sustains itself and the environment.
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North Coast Brewing Co is one of the largest employers on the Northern Mendocino Coast. It is a one of five B Corp Certified business in Fort Bragg, joining Bison Media, Thanksgiving Coffee, Harvest, and Flo-Beds in the highest standard of verified performance benefiting workers, environment, community, and customers.
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