A Green Island in the Park Fire: Two Years On
Two years after the Park Fire swept toward Cohasset, we reflect on recovery, resilience, and the boots on the ground work it takes to live with wildfire.
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Request for Proposals: Butte Meadows, Forbestown, Clipper Mills Hazard Tree Mitigation
The Butte County Fire Safe Council is seeking up to four California Licensed Timber Operators (LTO-A) to provide hazard tree mitigation and removal services in Butte Meadows, Forbestown, and Clipper Mills. Mandatory contractor walk-throughs are July 29 and 30, 2026; bids are due Monday, August 10, 2026, by 8:00am.
Five Years of the Paradise Grazing Festival
On June 6, the 5th Annual Paradise Grazing Festival filled Terry Ashe Recreation Center with music, neighbors, and a shared commitment to community-powered land stewardship.
Project Notice: Magalia Restoration Project
Funded by the Sierra Nevada Conservancy and in partnership with the Paradise Recreation and Park District, the Magalia Restoration Project will reduce hazardous fuels, restore local watersheds, and strengthen community understanding of Good Fire across Coutolenc Park in Magalia and Oak Creek Park in Paradise.
Project Notice: Park Fire Restoration Project
Funded by the Sierra Nevada Conservancy, the Park Fire Restoration Project will reduce hazardous fuels, protect water resources, support post-fire landscape recovery, and promote the return of fire-resilient vegetation across areas burned by the 2024 Park Fire.
Request for Proposals: South Lucretia Prescribed Fire Preparation
The Butte County Fire Safe Council is soliciting proposals from qualified contractors for mechanical cutting, grapple piling, hand cut and pile, and fire control line construction on the South Lucretia Prescribed Fire Preparation project off Lucretia Rd in Magalia. A mandatory in-person bid walk is Tuesday, June 9, 2026; bids are due Tuesday, June 23, 2026, by 4:00pm.
Request for Proposals: Community Protect Prescribed Fire Support Services
The Butte County Fire Safe Council is soliciting proposals from qualified contractors to provide prescribed fire support services on an as-needed basis throughout the Plumas National Forest. Bids are due Tuesday, June 16, 2026, by 4:00pm.
Program Notice: Butte County Fire Safe Council Adopts No-Cost Gravel Program from Rebuild Paradise Foundation
BCFSC has adopted the No-Cost Gravel Program, a community assistance initiative previously operated by the Rebuild Paradise Foundation that helps eligible residents place gravel in the first 5 feet of qualifying homes to support defensible space and wildfire preparedness.
Preparedness Is What We Build Together
As California enters peak wildfire season, CAL FIRE, the Butte County Fire Safe Council, and community partners gathered in Paradise during Wildfire Preparedness Week — a reminder that preparedness is empowerment, and that what we build, we build together.
Living and Rebuilding in the WUI: Rethinking Fire Resilience as a Community
At Chico State's This Way to Resilience Symposium, panelists explored what it means to live well in a fire-dependent ecosystem — and what it takes to get there together.
Project Notice: Robinson Mill Roadside Project
BCFSC will implement the Robinson Mill Roadside Fuels Reduction Project along Robinson Mill, Upham, and La Porte roads to create a shaded fuel break and improve wildfire safety for residents.