Regional Updates

We highlight the most important restoration, scientific, and policy events in the Sierra-Cascade. Explore all updates, arranged from newest to oldest.

Twelve people gathered around an overlook with a picnic table. Conifer forests and mountains are in the background.

Landscape grant pilot update: HELP at work in Crystal Basin; other areas ready for funding

Weather whiplash in the Sierra-Cascade and the need to accelerate resilience

A few people wading in water use shovels and other tools. The water is flanked by long grass, bushes, and pine trees.

Meadow restoration in the Sierra-Cascade—keeping the momentum flowing

Who’s ready? Scaling forest restoration requires strong partnerships

Paths to environmental and economic resilience highlighted at 2023 WIP Summit

fire burns close to the ground at the base of several tall green trees

2022 fire season: a break from fire & smoke, but not from risk

Aerial image looking out across a forested mountainside that has a mix of brown and green trees

Signs of a new tree mortality event showing up in the Sierra Nevada

Landscape grant pilot update: HELP at work in Crystal Basin; other areas ready for funding

Weather whiplash in the Sierra-Cascade and the need to accelerate resilience

Meadow restoration in the Sierra-Cascade—keeping the momentum flowing

Who’s ready? Scaling forest restoration requires strong partnerships

Paths to environmental and economic resilience highlighted at 2023 WIP Summit

2022 fire season: a break from fire & smoke, but not from risk

Signs of a new tree mortality event showing up in the Sierra Nevada

A Year After the Caldor Fire

The life of a forest & wildfire resilience project

California’s 2021-22 snowpack – prelude to a drought

Leaders, scientists discuss wildfire recovery at WIP Summit

2021: Another historic Sierra Nevada fire season

Five wildfire recovery strategies for the Sierra Nevada

Feather River Resource Conservation District's capacity for resilience

Forest health project pipelines can deliver regional resilience

State wildfire resilience funding energizes Sierra Nevada leaders

Governor’s California Comeback Plan includes Sierra Nevada wildfire resilience

Wildfire preparedness a top concern for Sierra Nevada counties

2020 (mega) wildfire season

2020 megafires create risks for California's water supply

Megafires mean megasmoke

More of California's forest carbon is going up in smoke

Governor’s Budget proposes down-payment on Sierra Nevada wildfire resilience

Record-shattering wildfires fires burn over Sierra Nevada Watershed Protection Week 2020