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

USFS Will Resume its Prescribed Fire Program

The USDA Forest Service's Chief Randy Moore has decided to conditionally resume the Forest Service’s prescribed fire program nationwide

California Air Resources Board Releases California Smoke Spotter 2.0

Implementation has begun on about 1,340 acres of the Rough Plantation Maintenance and Restoration project.

UC Cooperative Extension Forest Landowner Workshops

Workshops for landowners hosted by UC Cooperative Extension

Jackson Demonstration Forest: A Great Recreation Choice

Jackson Demonstration Forest as living laboratory for how to make forests more resilient to wildfire.

Wildland Urban Interface: A Look at Issues and Resolutions

Report on WUI for elected officials and policy makers.

State Can Fight Fire With Prescribed Fire By Funding Jobs In The Field

Prescribed fire is needed to conserve and restore biodiversity, prevent catastrophic fires, stabilize carbon and promote public health and safety.

Administration Announces Plans for Reforestation, Climate Adaptation

U.S. Forest Service announces a nationwide strategy to address a reforestation backlog of four million acres on national forests and plant more than one billion trees over the next decade.

U.S. Economic Development Administration Awards $21.5 Million for CA Workforce Training

The Foundation for California Community Colleges is partnering with employers, educational institutions, and local community-based organizations to build a state-wide infrastructure for training in forest health and fire safety.

Cal OES Awards $25 Million to Local Organizations to Protect Vulnerable Communities

93 community partners were awarded grants to ensure the state’s most vulnerable are ready when disaster strikes.

LA Times Op-Ed: Why Forest Managers Need To Team Up With Indigenous Fire Practitioners

LA Times Article on Indigenous Burn Practices.