The Sierra-Cascade’s forest health and wildfire crises have outpaced collective restoration efforts. In response, we are working toward the increased restoration goals set by California’s Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force. The Sierra-Cascade Landscape Investment Strategy details the approach we have developed to meet the shared state and federal goals in our region.
Much of this strategy involves doing more of what we know works—providing local assistance grants, capacity-building support, and technical assistance to our local partners.
Landscape Grant Program: Coming Soon
The SNC has drafted Landscape Grant Program Guidelines to mobilize funds from the 2024 Climate Bond for regional projects, including landscape-scale projects developed by collaboratives. This inaugural grant program is built off the Landscape Grant Pilot Program and is open for public comment prior to consideration and adoption by the SNC Governing Board. Please see SNC’s public comment announcement for more information and email comments to guidelinescomment@sierranevada.ca.gov by Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at 5 pm.
Landscapes ready for investment
The SNC defines an “investment ready” landscape as one where partnerships have developed a portfolio of projects designed to deliver multiple, measurable benefits across a large landscape or watershed. These project portfolios are intended to drive real, meaningful progress towards resilience within 5 to 10 years. Through a 2025 regional reassessment, the SNC identified 14 investment-ready landscapes. While the number of investment-ready landscapes will fluctuate over time due to wildfires and shifts in capacity, overall, the region’s readiness for large landscape investments is increasing. The SNC regularly reassess partnerships and landscape readiness and updates the Investment Ready Landscapes map accordingly.
Map last updated: January 2026.
Sierra Nevada-Cascade Regional Priority Plan
The Regional Priority Plan (RPP) is an interactive database that shows where collaborative groups are working across the SNC region and provides information on collaborative membership, governance, projects, and readiness for landscape-scale work. As a California Department of Conservation Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program block grantee, the SNC developed and maintains the RPP to help state agency partners and the California Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force identify, prioritize, and plan for wildfire- and forest-resilience needs and to clearly communicate regional priorities. The Investment Ready Landscapes map is a snapshot of the Regional Priority Plan and is a tool designed to help guide Landscape Grant Program decision making.
Landscape Grants
Read more about our Landscape Grant Pilot Program and getting landscapes ready for large-scale investment.
Local Assistance Grants
Read more about the projects we’ve funded through our local assistance grant programs.
Capacity Building
Read more about how we’re distributing Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program funding.
