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In 2021, the Sierra Nevada was the epicenter of California’s wildfire crisis. When the smoke cleared, it revealed stories of resilience that provide great hope.

When weather patterns and conditions develop that fuel extreme fire behavior, the National Weather Service issues what it calls a “Red Flag Warning.” In response, firefighters rapidly shift resources, beef up staffing and alert nearby…

Successfully implementing forest health and wildfire mitigation projects often requires public and private entities to work together.

New 2022 wildfire recovery and forest resilience grant guidelines and project funding for Fresno and Tulare County Sequoia Grove fire resilience restoration.

The 2021‑22 budget package provides a total of $21.7 billion from various fund sources—the General Fund, bond funds, and various special funds—for programs administered by the California Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Agencies. This is a net increase of $4.8 billion (22 percent) compared to 2020‑21 estimated expenditures.

Governor Newsom as he announces the large budget package. Photo from his Twitter page. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed into law SB 85, a $536 million wildfire and forest resiliency budget package in hopes of helping California prepare for another dry wildfire season from the southern to northern reaches of the state. It will help fund fire resilience efforts including fuel breaks, forest health projects, and home hardening across the state. Some of those funds will be headed to Lake Tahoe ...

California may have reached its breaking point when it comes to the amount of money it has had to spend in fighting wildfires. Especially when it comes to the lack of funding to prevent those wildfires — leading to that much costlier scenario of fighting the wildfires in the long run. The state realized its worst wildfire year ever in 2020 with estimates that as much as $3 billion was spent to fight wildfires in the state. Its also estimated the negative economic impact on the state when i...

Press release content from PR Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Broad Coalition Of Agriculture, Business, Environmental, Forestry Leaders Call On Gov. Newsom, Legislature For “Urgent Action” On Wildfires December 17, 2020 GMT SACRAMENTO, Calif., Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- A new coalition of forestry, agricultural, business and environmental groups today called on Governor Gavin Newsom and the Legislature to provide stable and sustainable financial resources of...