blog post How Wood Products Could Lower the Cost of Forest Management By Henry McCann, Van Butsic Jul 12, 2021 Jul 12, 2021 ... The net cost of mechanical thinning in the Sierra Nevada—the removal of small diameter trees that increase wildfire risk—varies widely, ...
blog post Building Capacity for Long-term Forest Stewardship By Henry McCann, Van Butsic Jul 6, 2021 Jul 6, 2021 ... Forest management can mitigate wildfire risk; we just have to act fast and over much larger areas to reap the benefits.
blog post Will Drought Fan the Flames this Fire Season? By Lori Pottinger, Sarah Bardeen Jun 1, 2021 Jun 1, 2021 ... In your opinion, how well prepared are we for wildfire this year? ... set, go” policy to help people deal with fire risks, which is helpful, ...
blog post Video: Preparing for the Next Wildfire Season By Mary Severance May 27, 2021 May 27, 2021 ... Insurance commissioner Ricardo Lara and an expert panel discuss how California can best prepare for wildfires and address the threat they ...
event Preparing for the Next Wildfire Season May 19, 2021 Lower-than-normal winter rainfall has created dry conditions across the state, putting many areas at risk. Join us for a conversation with insurance ...
blog post State Makes Progress on Wildfire and Forest Health Policy By Henry McCann May 17, 2021 May 17, 2021 ... Red flag warnings—when high winds and low humidity increase fire risk—have already been issued this year across broad swaths of the state. Small ...
Fact Sheet Droughts in California By Jeffrey Mount, Alvar Escriva-Bou, Gokce Sencan Apr 13, 2021 Extreme wildfires, such as the record fires in 2020, are likely to increase in the future. The state needs to restore the health of its natural ...
blog post Video: The Path to Healthy Headwater Forests By Lori Pottinger Feb 16, 2021 Feb 16, 2021 ... The worst wildfire year in California history prompted new efforts to ... Maintaining forest health and reducing wildfire risk does not lend ...
blog post Accounting for a Decade of Headwater Forest Management By Henry McCann, Mingfei Xiong Feb 8, 2021 Feb 8, 2021 ... As California accelerates management of headwater forests to reduce wildfire risk, understanding past efforts is useful.
blog post Turning the Page on a Disruptive Year in the Water World By Ellen Hanak Jan 11, 2021 Jan 11, 2021 ... Headwater forests: California's wildfire siege was a shocking wake-up ... laws on some aspects of wildfire preparation and risk reduction.