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Check out volunteers' impactful work to support Caples Creek ecological restoration in spring/summer 2019. View Presentation Slides

LBS Ranch owner Ben Sher worked with other SOFAR members and partners to lead a vegetation management demonstration on his property in early March. We know how essential it is for landowners, both public and private, to manage vegetation and reduce wildfire risk. However, private landowners often struggle with the expensive costs for fuel reduction. [...]

CAL FIRE  Forestry Assistance Grant Opportunity - Accepting Applications April 1 and due May 31, 2020 CONTACT: Stewart McMorrow Deputy Chief Forestry Assistance Programs 530-379-5085 stewart.mcmorrow@fire.ca.gov CAL FIRE has created a new grant opportunity for eligible entities (Counties, Resource Conservation Districts, and Nonprofits) to provide technical and financial assistance to forestland owners.  The purpose of [...]

Join Us for the 2020 California Adaptation Forum!   View Event Flyer Tribal and indigenous communities play a critical role in our collective efforts to adapt and build resilience to the impacts of climate change. Not only should Tribes have a larger voice in California’s adaptation planning and decision-making processes, we believe adaptation practitioners have [...]

Save the Date: CAL FIRE Grant Workshops CAL FIRE Wildfire Resilience and Forestry Assistance Grant Workshops CONTACT: Stewart McMorrow Deputy Chief Forestry Assistance Programs 530-379-5085 stewart.mcmorrow@fire.ca.gov Release Date: January 3, 2020 CAL FIRE will hold three workshops including a webinar about the 2020 Wildfire Resilience and Forestry Assistance Grant funded by Proposition 68. Each workshop [...]

Camino-Pollock Pines Fuel Break to be Discussed at Community Meeting on Oct. 10th Thursday, October 10th | 6:00-8:00 PM Pollock Pines Community Center,  2675 Sanders Drive, Pollock Pines The El Dorado County Resource Conservation District (RCD), CAL FIRE Amador-El Dorado Unit and the Eldorado National Forest are hosting a community meeting on October 10th to [...]

2019-2020 Climate Change Investments Forest Health & Fire Prevention Grant Workshops CAL FIRE is hosting public workshops on the 2019-2020 Forest Health & Fire Prevention Grant Programs funded by California Climate Investments (CCI). - UpcomingWorkshops near to SOFAR: Placerville, Oct 2 @10a - Fire Prevention - USFS Supervisor's Office, 100 Forni Rd Sacramento, Oct 3 [...]

SOFAR Science Talks • Fire-Adapted Communities September 11, Placerville @ 1:30 Come learn how communities can prepare against the damages of wildfires Renowned home fire-protection expert, Dr. Stephen Quarles, UC Cooperative Extension Advisor Emeritus, will join us at the September 11 SOFAR Collaborative meeting to discuss: Creating fire-adapted communities Best planning practices within and adjacent communities Articulating [...]

Members of the Chili Bar - Georgetown Focus Area Work Group submitted a grant request to the California State Fire Safe Council in June 12, 2019 for the Kelsey Fuels Reduction Project for $99,316 and a supporting match from El Dorado FSC, EDCO DOT, CAL FIRE--Amador-El Dorado Unit, and El Dorado and Georgetown RCD. Tamara [...]

Fire Adapted Communities - "Neighbors helping neighbors" Safe and appropriate prescribed burning doesn't always have to call for complicated, large crew operations. Humboldt County Prescribed Burn Association (HCPBA) empowers private landowners to have the tools and training  to safely apply fire to the landscape. Learn more about HCPBA's story and their approach to prescribed burn - [...]