Prescribed Fire
Executive Director’s Report, August 2021
Executive Director’s Report, August 2021 https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Chris-ED-Pic.jpg 960 960 California Wilderness Coalition https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Chris-ED-Pic.jpgBy Chris Morrill, Executive Director For many years, environmentalists have built a reputation as obstructionists. The reality is much more complicated as the environmental movement fights to stop the forces…
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Executive Director’s Report, July 2021
Executive Director’s Report, July 2021 https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Chris-ED-Pic.jpg 960 960 California Wilderness Coalition https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Chris-ED-Pic.jpgBy Chris Morrill, Executive Director This month, Senior Policy Director Ryan Henson and I took a tour of the Mendocino National Forest with Forest Service employees, timber industry representatives, and…
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Learn more about challenges to cultural burning
Learn more about challenges to cultural burning https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Cultural-Burning-Screen-Grab.jpg 812 457 California Wilderness Coalition https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Cultural-Burning-Screen-Grab.jpgExplore the history of indigenous burning practices, the difference between cultural and prescribed burning, and the continuing challenges faced by California’s tribes to reintroduce fire and restore fires historic role…
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30×30: Update on Our Equity Efforts
30×30: Update on Our Equity Efforts https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/BHC-5-1024x683.jpg 1024 683 California Wilderness Coalition https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/BHC-5-1024x683.jpgStarting earlier this year, the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) started holding workshops to receive public input for both different regions throughout the state and on different topics that relate…
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Getting Deep on California’s Rivers
Getting Deep on California’s Rivers https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/FOR-training_Presentation-On-Community-Advocacy_From-Pedro-GAT-guest-presenter-Pedro-Hernandez-offering-his-insight-on-advoc-1024x768.jpg 1024 768 California Wilderness Coalition https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/FOR-training_Presentation-On-Community-Advocacy_From-Pedro-GAT-guest-presenter-Pedro-Hernandez-offering-his-insight-on-advoc-1024x768.jpgEarlier this month, CalWild’s André Sanchez took part in a unique training opportunity with a long-time ally organization, Friends of the River. Below is a short narrative written by André…
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Feather Falls Post-Fire Project: Restoration of a Beloved Hiking Trail
Feather Falls Post-Fire Project: Restoration of a Beloved Hiking Trail https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Madrone-Resprouting-1024x683.jpeg 1024 683 California Wilderness Coalition https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Madrone-Resprouting-1024x683.jpegBy Steve Evans By any measurement, 2020 was a hellacious wildfire year in California. More than 9,000 wildfires burned over 4.3 million acres of land. At one point in September,…
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Forest Service struggles with fire management on the Mendocino National Forest
Forest Service struggles with fire management on the Mendocino National Forest https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Snow-Mtn-Bloody-Rock-Trail-1024x682.jpg 1024 682 California Wilderness Coalition https://www.calwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Snow-Mtn-Bloody-Rock-Trail-1024x682.jpgThe staff of the Mendocino National Forest (MNF) are seeking public input on a proposal to expand the use of fire as a management tool on the Forest. Conservationists hope…
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