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National Forests in CaliforniaFeatured linksAbout UsThe Pacific Southwest Region of the US Forest Service manages 20 million acres of National Forest land in California and assists the State and Private forest landowners in California, Hawaii and the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands. Randy Moore has served as Pacific Southwest Regional Forester since October 2007. The Pacific Southwest Region is commonly referred to as Region 5 (R5). Read more In The Spotlight Employee Honored as Hispanic Heritage HeroSeptember 12, 2008 On September 10, Jim Oftedal, Director of the Forest Service's Central California Consortium (CCC), was honored at the Hispanic Achievement Award Night by the Fresno PBS station KVPT for his 13 years as Director of the Consortium. The CCC is an environmental education program serving rural communities and teaching natural resources to K-12 students. Currently the program has established Hispanic and Asian components with African-American and Native-American programs being established in the near future. Many of the students attended the event in support of Jim and spoke enthusiastically about the program. One of the students from the program has gone on to become the first Ph.D candidate at UC Merced. Read more  Local Mountain Resorts Contribute To San Bernardino National Forest Association (SBNFA)August 28, 2008 The Lake Arrowhead Resort and Spa and Big Bear Lake's Northwoods Resort joined in partnership with SBNFA to support projects that improve and enhance the surrounding National Forest. Fees contributed by these Resorts are particularly vital to the success of the educational programs for millions of people in Southern California, and provide opportunities for meaningful and memorable visitor experiences in Big Bear, Lake Arrowhead and within the popular National Forest. Read more  Mid–Season Fire Review on National Forests in CaliforniaAugust 27, 2008 Regional Forester Randy Moore talks about where we are in the current fire season, preparations for the months ahead, and the Wildland Fire Use policy. He praises the work of our firefighters and expresses heartfelt sympathy to the families, friends, and coworkers of the brave firefighters we have so tragically lost. Read more  Gary Rotta Recognized with the National "Answer–The–Call" AwardAugust 22, 2008 Gary Rotta, Wildlife Biologist on the Plumas National Forest, was presented the National "Answer–The–Call" Award at the 2008 Quail Unlimited Convention in Springfield, Missouri. "Answer–The–Call" is a partnership program emphasizing quail management nationwide through cooperative projects. Read more  YCC Makes a Difference for the Youth CommunityAugust 22, 2008 The Shasta Lake Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) has made an impact on students in the Redding area. A crew, comprised of twelve 15 to 18-year-olds spent their summer from June to August completing projects to better the environment and enhance recreation on Shasta Lake under the supervision of Shasta-Trinity National Forest employee, Ron Toroni. Read more  Summit on Wildfire PreventionAugust 15, 2008 On August 13, the California State Rural Legislative Caucus sponsored a summit on Wildfire Prevention titled "A Call to Action" at the California State Capitol Building in Sacramento. The forum explored ways to protect lives, communities and forests from catastrophic wildfires. State legislators, rural community leaders, California citizens, members of the Forest Service, including retirees, participated in the event. Deputy Regional Forester, Jim Peña, represented the Forest Service and talked about fuels reduction, rapid assessments of restoration needs in burned areas as well as NEPA project appeals and litigation in Region 5. He explained to State Representative Doug LaMalfa our timber salvage process and how it works. Read more
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