Fire Adapted 50 project protects communities from Caldor Fire
Although Pollock Pines and Sly Park were directly in the Caldor Fire’s path, they didn’t lose a single home or structure in the fire.
Feather River Resource Conservation District’s capacity for resilience
Amid the Dixie Fire, Feather River RCD proves that building capacity strengthens organizational resilience, disaster response, and project-pipeline integrity.
SNC funds prescribed fire & cultural burning training project
The Sierra-Sequoia Burn Cooperative, in partnership with Native American fire experts, will treat 115 acres while training tribes and other local crews.
SNC funds help to protect Lassen National Park from Dixie Fire
A combination of firefighting efforts and past forest health work helped to protect historic infrastructure within Lassen Volcanic National Park.
Watershed Improvement Program builds capacity in eastern Sierra
The Eastern Sierra Climate & Communities Resilience Project has planned a landscape-scale forest health project and continues to build local capacity.
SNC launches Biomass Utilization Fund
In 2020, the SNC partnered with the Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC) to establish a $17-million Biomass Utilization Fund (BUF).
TCSI Releases Framework for Resilience
In 2020, the Tahoe-Central Sierra Initiative partnership coalesced behind 10 pillars of resilience that represent desired landscape outcomes.
SNC projects protected Quincy, CA homes from the North Complex Fire
Where Plumas County Fire Safe Council, an SNC grantee, completed work to improve forest health, the North Complex fire burned in less destructive ways.