Forest Management
With California’s landscape divided among multiple ownerships, coordinated stewardship is essential. Strengthening wildfire resilience is a shared responsibility of federal, state, and private landowners. The Forest Management Work Group is finding cross-jurisdictional solutions to improve the health of California’s forests and other natural and working lands through the increased use of prescribed fire and restoration projects, strengthened partnerships with and support for private landowners, and especially in rural communities.
resources
programs
USFS Forest & Grassland Health
CAL FIRE Resource Protection & Improvement
USFS Forests & Grasslands
Publications
USFS: Confronting the Wildfire Crisis
Department of Interior: Wildfire Risk Five-Year Monitoring, Maintenance, and Treatment Plan
Press
May 5, 2022: California Announces $98 Million in Forest Health Grants
April 20, 2022: U.S. Forest Service Identifies California Landscapes at High Wildfire Risk to Receive $80.7M in Funding
Video
U.S. Forest Service News Videos: How We Fight Wildfires
Wildfires continue to pose a significant threat in California. Brian Rhodes, who helps manage the U.S. Forest Service response, emphasizes that communities and homeowners need to be prepared.
Coordinated interagency planning and fuels treatment projects make significant difference helping contain Caldor Fire
Work Group: Forest Management
Work Group leads
Angela Lottes, CAL FIRE
Diana Craig, USFS
Key Actions Assigned:
1.1 – 1.8,1.16, 1.40