Weather whiplash in the Sierra-Cascade and the need to accelerate resilience
Weather whiplash is an increasing pattern seen in California and underscores the need to accelerate our efforts to increase landscape and community resilience.
Meadow restoration in the Sierra-Cascade—keeping the momentum flowing
There’s a lot to love about meadows in the Sierra-Cascade region and recent momentum in restoration efforts means there could be a lot more meadows to love.
Who’s ready? Scaling forest restoration requires strong partnerships
Key attributes indicate when a forest partnership is ready to translate significant long-term funding into meaningful change across a large landscape.
2022 fire season: a break from fire & smoke, but not from risk
Even after a mild 2022 fire season, fire specialists and resource managers still see a concerning trend toward larger and more destructive fires.
Signs of a new tree mortality event showing up in the Sierra Nevada
After a third consecutive dry year, dead and dying fir trees are increasing across high-elevation forests in northern and central California.
A Year After the Caldor Fire
A year after the Caldor Fire ignited near Lake Tahoe, some lessons are clear. What we do before wildfires ignite can make all the difference on the ground.
The life of a forest & wildfire resilience project
We open the hood on forest restoration & wildfire risk reduction projects, showing what it takes to get a project on the ground and to completion.
California’s 2021-22 snowpack – prelude to a drought
After the driest January & February in recorded history, April snow depths were 38% of average for the watersheds that supply much of California’s water.