WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

WORKING GROUP

The Workforce Development Work Group is completing a statewide forest and wood products workforce assessment to quantify current and projected unmet needs for forestry-related workers in an effort to inform investments in training and vocational programs.

Work Group Leads

Tim Robards, CAL FIRE

Becky Roe, California Community Colleges

Key Actions Assigned:

1.26 and 3.11

THE LATEST

Joint Economic Committee Democrats Report on Cost of Climate-Exacerbated Wildfires

The new report shows climate-exacerbated fires more costly than previously thought.

Joint Committee Economic Democrats

CAL FIRE Announces Availability of up to $117 Million for Wildfire Prevention

Forest Health and Research to follow.

Forest work along a road

Recap: Dashboard Virtual Workshop

See video of the Interagency Treatment Dashboard Virtual Public Workshop and take a post-workshop survey.

30×30 Becomes Law

Governor Newsom signed Bill (SB) 337, establishing the statewide goal to conserve 30% of CA's land and coastal waters by 2030.

The Watershed Center Partners to Build CA’s Wildfire Resilience Workforce

The Watershed Research and Training Center is partnering with local Conservation Corps to build California's Wildfire Resilience Workforce.

CAL FIRE’s and ALERTCalifornia’s Fire Detection AI Program Named One of TIME’s Best Inventions of 2023

The tool helps with early detection and rapid response allow firefighters to combat fires before they grow

CAL FIRE Crew Monitoring

Wildfire Mitigation and Management Commission Releases Final Report

Completing one of the most sweeping and comprehensive reviews of the wildfire system to date.

USFS Invests Over $100 Million to Plant Trees and Combat Extreme Heat

Over $1 billion in Urban and Community Forestry grants to plant and maintain trees, combat extreme heat and climate change.

Urban Community Forestry

Grants Support Tribal-led Wildfire Resilience Projects

$19 million awarded as part of Tribal Wildfire Resilience Grant Program.

CAL FIRE representatives

Liberty Utilities Partners for Powerline Resilience Corridor Project

Protecting the remarkable Lake Tahoe Basin from wildfire risks.

Utilities Corridor in Tahoe