Sep 12, 2019
As a reminder, NFWF and the USFS Lassen National Forest is hosting a 2020 Northern California Forests and Watersheds open house next Friday, September 13, from 10am to 12pm at the Lassen National Forest Supervisor’s Office (2550 Riverside Drive in Susanville, CA). At...
Sep 12, 2019
Experts talk on pros, cons of biomass facilities By Davis Harper davis@calaverasenterprise.com On a Sierra Nevada Conservancy (SNC) Board tour on Sept. 4 of forest-thinning projects in northeast Calaveras County, local advocates expressed that subsisting on grants...
Sep 10, 2019
A one-of-its-kind nonprofit in Calaveras County has become a model by Clarke Knight September 9, 2019 This is a great article recently published in Bay Nature. It features interviews with Steve Wilensky and Pat McGreevy. Can Better Forestry Jobs Prevent Fires...
Sep 3, 2019
PLACERVILLE, Calif. – Work on the Cody Meadow Restoration Project is expected to begin on Wednesday, Sept. 4 and will continue on and off for approximately 3 to 4 weeks. The project will restore approximately 16 acres within the meadow, and remove 2.5 miles of...
Aug 27, 2019
Article from the New Yorker — read full article here: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/08/26/a-trailblazing-plan-to-fight-california-wildfires Throughout the twentieth century, federal policy focussed on putting out fires as quickly as possible, but...
Aug 23, 2019
U.S. Forest Service Eldorado National Forest 100 Forni Road Placerville, CA 95667 530-622-5061 www.fs.usda.gov/eldorado Project News August 22, 2019 New Fire Adapted 50 working map & Western Caucus briefing Fire Adapted 50 (FA50) came about through joint...
Aug 15, 2019
This is a very good article about the impact and effectiveness of fuel breaks and treatments (i.e., fuel reduction, prescribed burns, etc.). Read the full article here:...
Aug 14, 2019
October 8th, 2019: Ambulance, Fire and EOC Facility, Sonora, CA October 10th, 2019: American Legion Ambulance, Sutter Creek, CA These one-day workshops (choose either Sonora or Sutter Creek) are designed for landowners and managers looking to gain skills in prescribed...
