FIRE ADAPTED COMMUNITIES

WORKING GROUP

The Fire-Adapted Communities Work Group is a multi-agency and organizational effort aimed at significantly increasing fire prevention, preparedness and mitigation efforts; reducing community wildfire risk; and creating fire-adapted and resilient communities throughout the State. The Work Group provides an oversight role for the Fire-safe Roadways Work Group.

Work Group Leads

Steve Hawks, CAL FIRE

Erik de Kok, OPR

Work Group Facilitator

Michelle Medley-Daniel, Watershed Research and Training Center

Key Actions Assigned:

2.1 – 2.32

THE LATEST

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

This purchase will protect these life-sustaining headwaters and the biodiversity they support.

SNC Awards Cultural Burning Grant to Nevada City Rancheria Nisenan Nonprofit

$250,000 will go to training and implementation of a cultural burn along with planting culturally and ecologically beneficial vegetation in the restored landscape.

California IBank Invests $25M in Wildfire Innovation Fund

Funds will be used to restore California forests through low-cost financial support for emerging opportunities in the wood utilization sector.

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 landowners maintain healthy working forests.

CAL FIRE Funds 94 Wildfire Projects

Over $90M in grants will prioritize public health and safety for low income and disadvantaged populations and reduce greenhouse gasses.

New Conservation Strategy to Protect Montane Forests in Southern California

The Southern Montane Forest Project has released its Climate-Adapted Conservation Strategy.

UC Berkeley Launches Tool to Select Plant Seeds in a Changing Climate

Users can search by plant species, specify species parameters and climate change scenarios.

CNRA Webinar on the State of Wildfire in California

Webinar is part of the CNRA Secretary Speaker series.

New Web Resources Help Californians Find Relief from Smoke and Prepare for Wildfires

CARB has launched a statewide map of Clean Air Centers and CAL FIRE has updated ReadyForWildfire.org.

California National Forests Complete Record Number of Prescribed Fire Acres

USFS has treated 63,878 acres with prescribed fire on national forests in California this year so far.