Resource Management

    Features

  • Giant Sequoia Emergency Response

    An Emergency Response was approved by U.S. Forest Service Chief Randy Moore on July 22, 2022, to expedite the implementation of approximately 13,377 acres of fuels reduction treatments in 12 Giant Sequoia groves to reduce the wildfire risk that threatens these giant, iconic trees. 

  • Post-Fire Recovery Plan. Steps in Post-Fire Recovery

    The Pacific Southwest Region (Region 5) Post-Fire Recovery Plan, Steps in Post-Fire Recovery, offers a concise description of the steps and actions the takes to recover National Forest System lands after a wildfire.

  • Illegal Cannabis Cultivation on California National Forests

    Illegal cannabis cultivation is an escalating problem in California’s national forests. 

  • The Threat of Deforested Conditions in California's National Forests

    Assessment of tree loss due to wildfires and the resultant broad scale losses for all the benefits that forested lands offer, such as wildlife habitat, watersheds, clean air and wood fiber.

  • Vegetation Ecology

    The Pacific Southwest Region’s (R5) Vegetation Ecology program consists of three components: Inventory, Mapping, and Classification. These interdependent components serve as the basis for analyzing vegetation resources and associated uses in this Region.  Included in components are the Vegetation Inventory Data and Mapped Vegetation Tiles.

  • Water Quality Management

    National forests in CA comprise about 20 percent of the area of the state, but owing to their location in mountainous headwaters, they provide almost half of the State's surface water.

  • California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Scoping Meetings

    The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board and Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board will conduct California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Scoping meetings to solicit input regarding the scope and content of information to be included in the Environmental Impact Report (EIR).

  • Conservation Finance

    Conservation Finance is the practice of raising and managing, and deploying capital to support land, water, and resource conservation.