In partnership with the Tuolumne River Trust the Twomile Meadow Restoration project would improve meadow function on the Stanislaus National Forest.
The Trail of 100 Giants project on the Sequoia National Forest lies along one of the most popular interpretive trails in a sequoia grove. The trail will be designed to meet accessibility requirements.
For 18 years the AmeriCorps Watershed Stewards program has partnered with Six Rivers National Forest to assist in watershed and salmonid restoration.
The Dinkey Landscape Restoration Project is a science-based, ecological restoration initiative covering 154,000 acres in the southern Sierra Nevada Range.
Responding to the challenges presented by climate change is one of the most urgent tasks facing the Forest Service. "Climate change is the biggest conservation challenge facing the Forest Service in the 21st century and contributing to global efforts that help forests mitigate and adapt to climate change is a priority for the Forest Service in California."
Our goal is to retain and restore ecological resilience of the National Forest lands to achieve sustainable ecosystems that provide a broad range of services to humans and other organisms. This goal is based on a commitment to land and resource management that is infused by the principles of Ecological Restoration and driven by policies and practices that are dedicated to make land and water ecosystems more sustainable, more resilient, and healthier.
An Australian, New Zealand study group visited the Sierra National Forest to learn more about land management strategies regarding fire and public lands.
On August 31, 2012 President Obama proclaimed September to be National Wilderness Month. In California, we are fortunate to have 149 wilderness areas covering approximately 15 million acres.
Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell visited Oakland, Calif., on August. 20 to view Urban Releaf’s greening and community building efforts and presented a check for $181,000.