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Calforests applauds funding for wildfire prevention, preparedness in Governor Newsom’s May Revision
Tahoe Daily Tribune On May 14, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced the May Revision includes a proposed budget allocation to...
May 25, 20241 min read
California proposes millions to make firefighter hand crews permanent
KRCR NORTHSTATE, Calif. — Governor Newsom is setting aside millions of dollars for the permanent addition of firefighter hand crews. His...
May 19, 20241 min read
Federal, state govt's, forestry companies to coordinate, collaborate on shaded fuel breaks
Northern CA Public Media When forests turn tinder dry and an errant spark ignites a wildfire, humidity, wind speed and direction become...
May 9, 20241 min read
Calforests Applauds Funding for Wildfire Prevention and Preparedness in Governor Newsom’s May Revision
Press Release
May 9, 20241 min read
Undoing important investments in wildfire prevention would place California in harm’s way
The Sacramento Bee Californians have witnessed 15 of the 20 most destructive wildfires in our state’s history in the last decade. What...
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Forest waste can help combat the wildfire crisis and foster sustainability
Mountain Democrat In recent years Californians have witnessed some of the most catastrophic wildfire seasons in the state’s history and...
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Cal Fire boosts firefighting capabilities with seven new aircrafts from U.S. Coast Guard
KRCR CHICO, Calif. — Cal Fire will be acquiring several new military aircrafts from the U.S. Coast Guard. The National Defense...
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Wildfire Stakeholders File Amicus Brief in Key Case Regarding Use of Aerial Fire Retardants to Fight Wildfires
Press Release The Amicus Brief
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Logjam: The Supply Chain Problem That’s Keeping California From Preventing Catastrophic Wildfires on Private Land
Bay Nature Private landowners in California hold a huge amount of forest that's primed to burn—and they need foresters, loggers, and...
Oct 10, 20221 min read
Timber industry and firefighters on opposite sides of California ballot fight
Politico A little-known part of the ballot measure to subsidize electric vehicles would raise money to fight wildfires.
Oct 6, 20221 min read
Landowners Empowered to Help Prevent Wildfires with Law by Assemblyman Vince Fong
The Daily Independent Given California’s increasingly intense wildfires, Assemblyman Vince Fong (R – Central Valley) introduced Assembly...
Sep 27, 20221 min read
Close to Home: Put cultural resources ahead of logging
The Press Democrat Matt Dias of the California Forestry Association, cheerily nicknamed “Calforests,” paints a rosy picture of Cal Fire’s...
Sep 23, 20221 min read
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