Jefferson Conservation District & Partners Lead $19M Forest Resilience Initiative 03/28/2024
Jefferson Conservation District (JCD) in Colorado, in collaboration with partners, has secured federal grants totaling over $19 million to address forest restoration, wildlife habitat preservation, and wildfire mitigation across the Northern Front Range. This initiative, funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) aims to thin out dense forests on private lands,…… Continue reading →
Minnesota SWCD Partners to Advance Firewise Outreach 09/28/2021
Carlton Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is launching a Firewise program with the goal of educating landowners on defensible space and forest management in Minnesota. In September, the SWCD gathered with representatives from the Chub Lake Association, the first target area, offering outreach about the program and gauging interest in site evaluations and fire…… Continue reading →
RCD No-Cost Chipping Program Gaining in Popularity 08/23/2021
The Resource Conservation District (RCD) of Santa Cruz County got a jump start on a key piece of its forest health programs just a year after the worst fire on record in the county. The RCD reached out to landowners in the wildland urban interface (WUI) to get involved in its No-Cost Chipping program this…… Continue reading →
NRD helping Nebraska achieve tree planting objectives 07/07/2021
With Nebraska Forest Service reporting an 18 percent average loss in tree canopy across communities in the state, the Upper Niobrara White Natural Resources District (NRD) is reaching out to landowners and partnering with other agencies to replant its lost trees. “It’s hard to identify a single cause. I’d call it a chronic problem,” Upper…… Continue reading →
2021 Wildfire Update: Public Policy and Programming 05/24/2021
By Mary Scott News outlets across the country are already predicting a severe 2021 wildfire season. According to a local news outlet in Arizona, “This year poses to be similar if not worse given current wildland conditions and an abundance of fuels across Arizona, especially in the northern regions.” Unfortunately, Arizona isn’t the only state…… Continue reading →
NACD Government Affairs update on emergency wildfire legislation 10/06/2020
By Mary Scott The 2020 wildfire season has already inflicted severe economic, health and natural resources challenges across the country. More than 8,100 wildfires have been recorded since the beginning of the year in California alone, with over 4 million acres destroyed, more than any previous year on record. More than 7,000 structures have been…… Continue reading →
Education by fire: SWCD installs fire signs 06/15/2020
The Jackson Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is collaborating with other agencies to install interpretive fire signs along Bear Creek Greenway riparian corridor, where 100-plus acres were burned in Oregon’s 2018 Peninger Fire. The signs will provide detailed information about the fire, wildland ecology, native and invasive species, pollinators, riparian habitat, fire safety, the…… Continue reading →
RCD of Greater San Diego County leads collaborative approach to battling wildfire 08/15/2019
The Resource Conservation District (RCD) of Greater San Diego County will use funds from the California Department of Conservation (DOC) and the California Natural Resources Agency to further regional work on reducing local wildfire threats and impacts. The RCD was awarded $1.425 million from the California DOC this year as part of a block grant…… Continue reading →
Jefferson CD helps educate policymakers on wildfire funding needs 08/15/2019
The Jefferson Conservation District (JCD) is putting a face on forest conservation issues in Colorado by testifying before state legislators and showing them the benefits of continuing to fund program grants at the state level. In March – the third time in the past five years – district staff, landowners and Colorado Association of Conservation…… Continue reading →
King CD hires staff to address local wildfire concerns 07/31/2019
The King Conservation District (KCD) in Renton, Wash., has long worked with landowners on forest stewardship planning. Recently, within the past three years, KCD has expanded its work to cover wildfire resiliency and preparedness. When word spread that KCD covered wildfire resiliency and preparedness, many landowners began requesting the district's services. The increase in public interest led…… Continue reading →