Responding to the challenges presented by climate change is one of the most urgent tasks facing the Forest Service. "Climate change is the biggest conservation challenge facing the Forest Service in the 21st century and contributing to global efforts that help forests mitigate and adapt to climate change is a priority for the Forest Service in California."
Our goal is to retain and restore ecological resilience of the National Forest lands to achieve sustainable ecosystems that provide a broad range of services to humans and other organisms. This goal is based on a commitment to land and resource management that is infused by the principles of Ecological Restoration and driven by policies and practices that are dedicated to make land and water ecosystems more sustainable, more resilient, and healthier.
A total of 10 national forests in California and one experimental forest in Hawaii will receive funding to hire Youth Conservation Corps enrollees for ecological restoration work.
Deep inside America’s first congressionally designated wilderness, employees are working to inventory centuries-old Chumash sacred sites impacted by devastating wildfires.
Forest Service employees from the Pacific Southwest Research Station and State and Private Forestry in Davis recently completed a three-month community garden project on Earth Day, April 22.
More than 20,000 Girl Scouts, parents, and friends celebrated the organization’s 100th anniversary at the Alameda County Fairgrounds on Saturday, May 6, 2012.
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