CFLR Resource Library!
A wealth of publications, webinars, outreach materials, success stories, and other resources associated with the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program have been published in recent years. In addition to resources specific to the CFLRP, the Forest Service...
MOKELUMNE WATERSHED AVOIDED COST ANALYSIS: Why Sierra Fuel Treatments Make Economic Sense
This study was prepared by The Nature Conservancy, Sierra Nevada Conservancy, and the US Forest Service. The Sierra Nevada provides more than 60 percent of the developed water supply for California.
High-severity wildfire places this water supply at risk. The upper Mokelumne River watershed in
the central Sierra Nevada supplies drinking water to 1.3 million residents of the San Francisco Bay
Area and provides valuable goods and services, including but not limited to forest and agricultural
products, hydropower energy, recreation, wildlife habitat and carbon sequestration. Like other
Sierra Nevada and western watersheds, much of the Mokelumne watershed is at very high risk of
wildfire.
An Ecosystem Management Strategy for Sierran Mixed- Conifer Forests
Current Sierra Nevada forest management is often focused on strategically reducing fuels without an explicit strategy for ecological restoration across the landscape matrix. Summarizing recent scientific literature, we suggest managers produce different stand...ACCG Strategic Planning
A group of dedicated ACCG members are taking on the task of developing a strategic plan. This activity is especially timely, given that future CFLR funding is uncertain. The group met on June 5th to discuss the beginnings of the group, an exercise to help define the...
Field Trip to Irish O’Manual — May 31st
The ACCG Planning Group met on 31-May-2017 at the Calaveras Ranger District, Hathaway Pines. The main topic was the District’s Fire Prevention Program and included site visits to the Irish/O’Manuel Fuel Break and a Tree Mortality mitigation operation on its...
STUDY: Innovative Sediment Management Method to Reduce Dredging
This study describes an innovative sediment management method. A 30-foot wide, high capacity Sediment Collector™ is currently installed in Fountain Creek, Pueblo, Colorado, upstream of the confluence with the Arkansas River. The installation is intended to demonstrate...