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The Front Lines of Landscape Health

In a response commensurate to the challenge, Governor Gavin Newsom created the California Wildfire & Forest Resilience Task Force, bringing together an unprecedented coalition of the best available resources for preventing catastrophic wildfires by creating healthier, more sustainable natural environments. The Governor’s Task Force is a proactive effort that is already showing progress towards long term forest health and safe, sustainable coexistence with fire.

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California Protects 11,000 Acres of the Upper Trinity River Watershed

This purchase will protect these life-sustaining headwaters and the…


SNC Awards Cultural Burning Grant to Nevada City Rancheria Nisenan Nonprofit

$250,000 will go to training and implementation of a cultural burn along…


Sierra Nevada Regional Meeting

The Task Force to showcase tools demonstrating progress.


U.S. Forest Service Announces Funding to Reduce Wildfire Risk

$25M is for support of removal and transport of hazardous fuels and $15M to assist underserved populations and small-acreage…


California IBank Invests $25M in Wildfire Innovation Fund

Funds will be used to restore California forests through low-cost…


CAL FIRE Funds 94 Wildfire Projects

Over $90M in grants will prioritize public health and safety for low…


progress on 99 key actions


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37

completed

9

in final stages

16

in progress

37

ongoing



Increase the Pace and Scale
of Forest Health Projects
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Strengthen Protection
of Communities
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Manage Forests to
Achieve the State’s Economic and
Environmental Goals
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Drive Innovation
and Measure Progress
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