Lomakatsi Restoration Project

What Lomakatsi Restoration Project does

Lomakatsi Restoration Project is a 501(c)-style nonprofit organization founded in 1995 and headquartered in Ashland, Oregon, with satellite offices in Burns, Oregon and Fort Bidwell, California. The organization designs and implements landscape-scale forest and watershed restoration projects across Oregon, northern California, Idaho, and Nevada, employing ecological forestry, prescribed fire, riparian restoration, oak woodland conservation, post-fire ecological recovery, and Beaver Dam Analogue stream-meadow reconstruction. Its in-house ecological monitoring team and credentialed wildland fire capabilities (a 20-person Type 2 Hand Crew and Type 6 Engine) integrate science-based effectiveness and implementation monitoring at stand, project, and program scales.

Lomakatsi serves federal land management agencies (U.S. Forest Service, BLM, NPS, USFWS, NRCS), tribal nations (The Klamath Tribes, Fort Bidwell Indian Community), municipal governments (City of Ashland), conservation NGOs (The Nature Conservancy, The Freshwater Trust), and rural forest-based communities across 15 counties and four states. The Tribal Partnerships program, including the Inter-Tribal Ecosystem Restoration Partnership (ITERP), integrates Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge with modern restoration science, and the organization's work was featured in the National Congress of American Indians Tribal Workforce Development Toolkit.

Revenue derives primarily from federal grants (U.S. Forest Service, BLM, USDA, FEMA via Oregon Office of Emergency Management), state agency contracts (Oregon Conservation Corps, Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife), private foundation grants (Ford Family Foundation, Gray Family Foundation, National Forest Foundation), individual donations, and fee-for-service implementation of restoration on federal, tribal, and private lands. Notable funding events include the $21.25M USDA award in October 2024, the $11M+ West Bear All-Lands Restoration Project, and a fall 2025 cancellation of a $2.4M Department of the Interior grant that halted endangered species habitat work and forced seasonal layoffs. The organization is led by Founder and Executive Director Marko Bey.

Name

Lomakatsi Restoration Project

Legal name

Lomakatsi Restoration Project

Website

https://lomakatsi.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Lomakatsi Restoration Project is a 501(c)-style nonprofit founded in 1995 in Ashland, Oregon that designs and implements landscape-scale forest and watershed restoration projects across four states, serving federal land management agencies, tribal nations, municipalities, and rural forest communities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Ecological Restoration Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Forestry (11531), Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312)

SIC

Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Ecosystem Restoration & Rewilding Services (AFAMAMAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Forest Management & Silviculture Services (Cruising, Planning, Compliance) (IMAMAAAD), Post-Fire Assessment & Rehabilitation (Erosion Control, Reseeding) (AFAMAEAH), Selective & Reduced-Impact Logging (RIL) Operations (AFAMABAD), Disaster Recovery, Reconstruction & Resilience Programs (BPAGAAAK)

Keywords

• Ecological restoration services
• Forest watershed restoration
• Tribal partnership programs
• Wildland fire management
• Workforce training programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Ashland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Federal Grants: Primary funding from federal agencies including U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and other federal land management agencies through competitive grant programs. In fall 2025, $2.4 million grant from Department of the Interior was canceled.
2. Foundation and Private Donations: Funding from private foundations such as The Ford Family Foundation, Gray Family Foundation, National Forest Foundation. Also receives donations from individuals through website donation portal.
3. State Government Contracts: Contracts with state agencies including Oregon Conservation Corps funding youth workforce training programs. Funding also comes from Oregon state legislative appropriations.
4. Fee-for-Service Restoration Work: Implementing restoration projects under agreement with land management agencies, performing services like forest thinning, prescribed burning, streamside restoration, and ecological monitoring on public and private lands.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Lomakatsi Restoration Project is a nonprofit organization that develops and implements forest and watershed restoration initiatives, programs, and projects throughout Oregon and northern California. The organization delivers four main service lines: Ecological Restoration (forest thinning, prescribed fire, riparian/aquatic habitat, oak woodland conservation, post-fire recovery), Workforce Training & Education (youth and young adult training programs with certifications in wildland fire and chainsaw), Tribal Partnerships (supporting tribal ancestral lands restoration and the Inter-Tribal Ecosystem Restoration Partnership), and Forest Worker Health & Safety via the Promotora Program. Services are delivered through grant agreements, cooperative partnerships, and contracts with federal/state agencies, tribal nations, municipalities, and private landowners.

Product overview

Lomakatsi Restoration Project operates as a nonprofit offering a portfolio of interconnected ecological restoration programs and services. The core offerings include Ecological Restoration (Forest & Watershed Restoration), Workforce Training & Education, Tribal Partnerships, and Forest Worker Health & Safety. Key programs include the Ashland Watershed Youth Training & Employment Program, Community Outreach & Education, Aquatic Habitat Restoration, and Ecological Monitoring. The organization also provides Wildland Fire Hand Crews and Engine services for fire suppression. Major landscape-scale projects include the Ashland Forest Resiliency Stewardship Project, Rogue Forest Partners, and West Bear All-Lands Restoration Project. Programs work together to restore ecosystems while building workforce capacity and community engagement across Oregon and northern California.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Forest & Watershed Restoration

Quantifiable outcome

• 6,000 acres of oak savanna restored since 2011
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• U.S. Forest Service - Rogue River-Siskiyou National ForestcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 July 2026Long-standing agency partner for forest restoration projects including Ashland Forest Resiliency Stewardship Project, Upper Applegate Watershed restoration, and West Bear All-Lands Restoration Project. U.S. Forest Service provides land access, NEPA compliance, and co-funding for collaborative restoration initiatives.
• Klamath Bird ObservatorycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 July 2026Research partner providing ecological monitoring expertise, especially avian monitoring for oak habitat restoration. Conducts bird habitat and population studies using treatment and control study design across Jackson, Siskiyou, and Douglas Counties. Partnered on Central Umpqua-Mid-Klamath Oak Habitat Conservation Project.
• The Nature ConservancycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 July 2026Conservation organization partner in Ashland Forest Resiliency Project conducting extensive ecological monitoring. Partnered with Lomakatsi and The Klamath Tribes' Natural Resource Department on Klamath Forest History Reconstruction project documenting historic forest structure.
• The Klamath TribescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 July 2026Tribal government partner in forest history reconstruction, ecocultural restoration, and government-to-government coordination. Tribal Natural Resource Department collaborates on historic forest structure mapping and integration of Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge.
• Oregon State UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 July 2026Academic partner collaborating with Promotor/a Program to advance strategic goals including building solidarity within forest workforce, educating policymakers, and working with partner organizations for systemic change.
• National Park ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 July 2026Agency partner providing training opportunities for youth programs at Crater Lake National Park, including Bull Trout Conservation and Recovery project work and fire line building instruction.
• Rogue Basin PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 July 2026Regional partnership organization supporting restoration work in the Rogue Basin, including funding for Willow Wind Community Learning Center restoration projects and community stewardship initiatives.
• Oregon Department of Fish & WildlifecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 July 2026State agency partner for streamside restoration efforts on private lands through cooperative agreements. Supports salmon habitat enhancement and fish passage improvement projects.
• The Freshwater TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 July 2026Nonprofit partner in Ashland Ponds ecocultural restoration project, collaborating on streamside forest restoration and post-Almeda Fire recovery work.
• City of AshlandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 July 2026Municipal partner for watershed restoration, post-fire recovery, and youth program support. Mayor and city officials participate in youth program graduation ceremonies and provide ongoing support for restoration projects.
• Ashland Fire & RescueminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 July 2026Municipal fire department partner supporting youth programs and providing Forestry Officer Chris Chambers who participates in program graduation ceremonies and field activities.
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 July 2026Federal agency partner for streamside restoration, salmon habitat enhancement, and monarch butterfly habitat creation through Partners Program. Collaborates on private lands restoration through CCPI partnership.
• Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 July 2026Federal agency partner in Oak Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative (CCPI) promoting conservation practices to restore declining oak habitats on private lands in Jackson, Siskiyou, and Douglas Counties.
• Northwest Youth CorpsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 July 2026Youth corps partner collaborating on Oregon Conservation Corps-funded workforce training programs providing young adults with conservation certifications and field experience.
• Rogue Workforce PartnershipminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 July 2026Regional workforce development partnership providing funding and support for youth ecological training and employment programs.
• Fort Bidwell Indian CommunitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 June 2023Tribal partner hosting inaugural Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge (ITEK) Field Day and collaborating on tribal workforce development and cultural restoration initiatives.
• Inter-Tribal Ecosystem Restoration Partnership (ITERP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Lomakatsi-managed partnership supporting tribally led restoration priorities across multiple states, watersheds, and ancestral territories. Featured in NCAI Tribal Workforce Development Toolkit.
• Rogue Forest PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2022Multi-stakeholder coalition including Lomakatsi that convenes landowners, conservationists, businesses, tribal leaders, and elected officials around forest restoration. Administers West Bear All-Lands Restoration Project and coordinates Upper Applegate Watershed restoration efforts.
• Klamath Siskiyou Oak NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Multi-partner collaboration involving Lomakatsi Restoration Project and other organizations working to restore historic oak savannas in Southern Oregon. Since 2011, the network has restored approximately 6,000 acres and aims to restore an additional 4,000 acres through cross-boundary cooperation on federal and private lands. Integrates tribal consultation and historical land management practices.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• American Forests: National nonprofit focused on forest restoration and reforestation; directly comparable to Lomakatsi in mission (urban and rural forest restoration) and revenue model (grant and donor funded), though operating at a larger, multi-region scale.
• Sustainable Northwest: Portland-based nonprofit working on forest restoration, rural economic development, and collaborative forestry in Oregon and the broader Pacific Northwest — overlapping mission, geography, and federal/tribal partnership model.
• Ecotrust: Pacific Northwest-focused environmental nonprofit with forestry, tribal, and rural community programs. Comparable in geographic focus, tribal engagement, and triple-bottom-line approach to landscape-scale restoration.
• Forest Guild: National network of forest professionals advancing ecological forestry. Comparable in ecological forestry and prescribed fire focus, and in serving as a convener across forest practitioners, agencies, and tribes.
• Watershed Research and Training Center: Northern California-based nonprofit performing forest restoration, fuels reduction, and watershed work in the Klamath-Siskiyou region — directly comparable in scope, geography, and youth-crew restoration model.
• The Freshwater Trust: Pacific Northwest nonprofit specializing in stream and riparian restoration; already a Lomakatsi partner (Ashland Ponds). Comparable in salmon habitat restoration focus and fee-for-service project delivery.

Broad incumbents

• The Nature Conservancy (Oregon Chapter): Global conservation nonprofit with major Pacific Northwest forest, fire, and tribal programs. Overlaps with Lomakatsi in Ashland Forest Resiliency and Klamath Forest History Reconstruction but operates at vastly larger scale and broader portfolio.
• National Forest Foundation: Congressionally chartered nonprofit partnering with the U.S. Forest Service on restoration and watershed work. Directly comparable in mission and federal partnership model but operates nationally with much larger fundraising capacity.
• Trout Unlimited: National coldwater conservation nonprofit with significant Pacific Northwest stream restoration work. Comparable in salmon habitat and riparian restoration projects but with a much broader national footprint.
• Ducks Unlimited: Largest wetland and waterfowl habitat nonprofit in North America, with a major Pacific Northwest field office executing large-scale restoration contracts with NRCS and USFWS — comparable in public-land restoration contracting model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Lomakatsi

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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