Task Force Post Announcement Archives April 2025 Governor Signs Legislation Investing $170M for Wildfire PreventionApril 17, 2025 Requests to Suspend State Statutes and RegulationsApril 3, 2025 march 2025 Recap of The Spring 2025 Regional Meeting in San RafaelMarch 31, 2025 Planscape Adds Free Tool to Model Treatment ImpactsMarch 20, 2025 New Report On Effects of Forest Management on Carbon StorageMarch 19, 2025 Task Force Releases 2025 Key DeliverablesMarch 14, 2025 USFS Partners with Sierra Pacific Industries to Reduce Wildfire RiskMarch 12, 2025 Recap of Virtual Briefing on Executing the Emergency ProclamationMarch 11, 2025 Sierra Nevada Conservancy Awards $2.3 Million to 40 Acre Conservation League Forest Health ProjectMarch 11, 2025 President Trump Orders Immediate Expansion of American Timber ProductionMarch 11, 2025 California Signs Cultural Burning Agreement with Karuk TribeMarch 10, 2025 february 2025 Governor Newsom Signs Executive Order to Further Improve Community HardeningFebruary 7, 2025 California Continues Quick and Effective Action to Assist Los Angeles Fires RecoveryFebruary 7, 2025 WHAT ARE THE EXPERTS SAYING ABOUT WILDFIRES IN CALIFORNIAFebruary 6, 2025 Managing Wildfire Risk in Southern California’s Chaparral LandscapesFebruary 5, 2025 Senator Padilla Introduces Three Bipartisan Bills to Bolster Fire Resilience and Proactive Mitigation EffortsFebruary 5, 2025 January 2025 See Progress on Protecting People and Communities from WildfireJanuary 22, 2025 USDA California Climate Hub Provides Forestry Resource Repository for Land ManagersJanuary 8, 2025 Survey Open to Collect Input from Landowners on Prescribed BurningJanuary 8, 2025 The Next Task Force Meeting is March 27 in San RafaelJanuary 8, 2025 December 2024 See Highlights From a Busy Year for the Task ForceDecember 30, 2024 Leading Scientists Shared Latest Findings on Wildfire Resilience at December 13 Meeting. Recap Now Available.December 14, 2024 Recovering Private Lands Through Emergency Forest Restoration TeamsDecember 11, 2024 U.S. Forest Service Thinning Projects Protect Southern California CommunitiesDecember 4, 2024 California Public Seed Banks Complete Historic Cone Collection YearDecember 3, 2024 State Coastal Conservancy Awards Nearly $6 Million For Wildfire Resilience ProjectsDecember 3, 2024 Federal Funds Reduce Wildfire Risk and Support Local EconomiesDecember 3, 2024 U.S. Forest Service Completes Record Setting Year for Prescribed FireDecember 2, 2024 Leading Scientists Share Latest Findings to Improve Wildfire Resilience at December 13 MeetingDecember 2, 2024 November 2024 California Passes Proposition 4 — Providing $1.5 Billion for Wildfire ResilienceNovember 7, 2024 Task Force to Showcase Latest Science Driving California’s Actions to Improve Wildfire ResilienceNovember 7, 2024 State and Federal Investments Conserve Forestlands in PerpetuityNovember 7, 2024 New Film On CA’s First Spanish Language Prescribed Fire Training ExchangeNovember 1, 2024 CA State Parks and Partners Treat Over 900 Acres with Beneficial FireNovember 1, 2024 State Commission Adopts Report on Wildfire Insurance CrisisNovember 1, 2024 October 2024 CAL FIRE & USFS Investments Confront California’s Wildfire Crisis & Expand Urban ForestsOctober 16, 2024 CAL FIRE Dashboard Shows Effectiveness of Fuels Treatments on Recent WildfiresOctober 16, 2024 Emergency Forest Restoration Team Accelerates Caldor Fire RecoveryOctober 16, 2024 Meeting Showcases California’s Momentum Toward Wildfire ResilienceOctober 14, 2024 Monitoring, Reporting & AssessmentOctober 13, 2024 Interagency Treatment Dashboard Shows Progress Toward ResilienceOctober 10, 2024 September 2024 Sierra Nevada Regional Meeting Event 2024September 9, 2024 Sierra Nevada Regional MeetingSeptember 9, 2024 California Protects 11,000 Acres of the Upper Trinity River WatershedSeptember 5, 2024 SNC Awards Cultural Burning Grant to Nevada City Rancheria Nisenan NonprofitSeptember 4, 2024 California IBank Invests $25M in Wildfire Innovation FundSeptember 2, 2024 U.S. Forest Service Announces Funding to Reduce Wildfire RiskSeptember 2, 2024 CAL FIRE Funds 94 Wildfire ProjectsSeptember 2, 2024 Task Force Launches New Work Group on Healthy WatershedsSeptember 2, 2024 August 2024 New Conservation Strategy to Protect Montane Forests in Southern CaliforniaAugust 6, 2024 Wildfire Response Innovations and Investments Paying Dividends During Busy Fire SeasonAugust 5, 2024 New Website Offers a Deep Dive into Intentional FireAugust 5, 2024 UC Berkeley Launches Tool to Select Plant Seeds in a Changing ClimateAugust 5, 2024 CNRA Webinar on the State of Wildfire in CaliforniaAugust 5, 2024 July 2024 Recap of Sacramento 7/12 Task Force MeetingJuly 12, 2024 New Web Resources Help Californians Find Relief from Smoke and Prepare for WildfiresJuly 9, 2024 California National Forests Complete Record Number of Prescribed Fire AcresJuly 9, 2024 SNC Adopts Five-Year Strategic Plan and Supports Four Forest Resilience ProjectsJuly 8, 2024 The Next Task Force Meeting is this Friday, July 12thJuly 8, 2024 New Reports on Post-fire Restoration & Public Health Impacts of WildfireJuly 8, 2024 CAL FIRE Announces Cutting Edge Scientific Research GrantsJuly 8, 2024 Proposed Regulation Aims to Expand Insurance Coverage in High Wildfire Risk AreasJuly 7, 2024 NFWF Announces 9 Large Watershed Planning Grants Totaling $53 Million for California National ForestsJuly 7, 2024 June 2024 Lake County Leverages Federal Support for Local ActionJune 6, 2024 California Leads Nation with 800th Firewise USA CommunityJune 6, 2024 New Pocket Guide Empowers Communities to Collect Seeds and Support ReforestationJune 6, 2024 Major Investments from USFS and CAL FIRE Reduce Wildfire Risk and Spur Wood InnovationsJune 6, 2024 New Online Resources Now Available to Help Prepare for WildfiresJune 6, 2024 Federal Climate Financial Report Demonstrates Need for Proactive Action on Wildfire ResilienceJune 5, 2024 May 2024 Wildfire Preparedness Week – Meeting the Mission Through PartnershipsMay 6, 2024 Karuk Tribe Showcases Indigenous Stewardship’s Role in Forest ResilienceMay 3, 2024 120,000 Acres Added to California National MonumentsMay 2, 2024 Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition Exceeds 2023 Goals and Plants 542,000 TreesMay 2, 2024 Nearly 39,000 Acres of Land Returned to California TribesMay 2, 2024 UC ANR Provides a One-Stop-Shop for Continuing Forestry Education Through ‘California Tree School’May 2, 2024 California Accelerates Nature-Based SolutionsMay 2, 2024 April 2024 USFS Invests $33M to Support Rural Schools & CommunitiesApril 13, 2024 Two New Films Showcase Paths to Heal CA’s Relationships with Fire and WatershedsApril 10, 2024 Partnered Efforts Will More Than Double Firefighting Capability of Redding Air Attack BaseApril 10, 2024 US Department of Labor Awards $2.9M for Clean-Up & Recovery After Northern California’s 2021 WildfiresApril 10, 2024 USFS Investments to Help Landowners Access Climate MarketsApril 10, 2024 Recap of The Southern California Regional MeetingApril 8, 2024 USFS Pacific Southwest Region Releases Broader-Scale Monitoring Results ViewerApril 1, 2024 SNC Celebrates 20 Years of Impact and Awards $27.5 Million to Forest Resilience & Community Protection ProjectsApril 1, 2024 March 2024 Southern California Regional MeetingMarch 6, 2024 USFS Study Shows How Fuel Treatments Improve Wildfire OutcomesMarch 6, 2024 Tahoe Conservancy Grant Supports Joint USFS-Washoe Tribe Project at Meeks MeadowMarch 5, 2024 CA Climate Hub Receives USFS Region 5 Partnership of the Year AwardMarch 5, 2024 California RCDs Are Making Substantial Progress on Prescribed FireMarch 4, 2024 February 2024 USFS Invests $179M to Confront Wildfire CrisisFebruary 21, 2024 Sierra Nevada Conservancy Shares Draft Strategic Plan for Public CommentFebruary 13, 2024 Fire Adapted Communities (FAC) Baseline Assessment ReleasedFebruary 12, 2024 NOAA Invests $34M in Fire Behavior PredictionFebruary 5, 2024 Governor Newsom Introduces 2024-2025 BudgetFebruary 1, 2024 January 2024 Planscape Adds All Four CA Regions and Launches Plan JourneyJanuary 30, 2024 USFS Awards Stanislaus National Forest $57.6M in FY24 Wildfire Crisis Strategy Landscape FundingJanuary 10, 2024 Fire Adapted CommunitiesJanuary 5, 2024 2023 Year in ReviewJanuary 4, 2024 USFS Advances Commitment to Protect Old-Growth ForestsJanuary 3, 2024 North Yuba Landscape Resilience ProjectJanuary 3, 2024 CAL FIRE Funding Grants Available for 2024January 2, 2024 December 2023 Recap of Sacramento 12/15 Task Force MeetingDecember 18, 2023 CA Board of Forestry Establishes a Resource Library to Support CalVTP ImplementationDecember 8, 2023 NFWF and USFS Announce $50M for Landscape-scale GrantsDecember 8, 2023 CAL FIRE Invests $15M in California’s Wood Products InfrastructureDecember 7, 2023 Newsom Administration and Natural Resources Agency Launch Plan for Increasing Access to the OutdoorsDecember 6, 2023 DOI Invests Over $12 Million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure LawDecember 6, 2023 American Forests Partners with USDA Forest ServiceDecember 6, 2023