REGIONAL WORKGROUPS

WORKING GROUP

Chaired by the Department of Conservation and the U.S. Forest Service, the Regional Frameworks Work Group is focused on building and maintaining regional approaches to improve the health and resilience of forested landscapes.

Work Group Leads

Keali’i Bright, Department of Conservation

Michelle Berry, U.S. Forest Service

Work Group Facilitator

Allison Jolley, Watershed Research and Training Center

Work Group Science Advisor

Steve Ostoja and Jennifer Barton Smith, USDA Climate Hub

Key Actions Assigned:

1.28 – 1.30

REGIONAL WORKGROUPS

WORKING GROUP

Work Group Leads

Work Group Facilitator

Work Group Science Advisor

Key Actions Assigned:

THE LATEST

Governor Signs $325B Budget with Negotiations on Wildfire & Forest Resilience Items Continuing into the Summer

CAL FIRE Awards Forest Health and Research Grants and Opens Solicitation of Wildfire Prevention Grants

New Outreach Efforts Bring Attention to Wildfire and Forestry Careers

Sierra Nevada Conservancy Launches New Wildfire and Forest Resilience Grant Program

May Revise Budget Proposes Extending Cap-and-Trade and Shifting $1.5 Billion for Wildfire

Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition Publishes 2024 Annual Report

Rancheria Celebrates Achievement as the State’s 1,000th Firewise Community

CARB Publishes Annual Report on California Climate Investments

Senator Padilla and Western Senators Introduce Fix Our Forests Act to Reduce Wildfire Risk

Governor Signs Legislation Investing $170M for Wildfire Prevention

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