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.
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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.
Project Notice: Forest Ranch - Platt Mountain Community Project
BCFSC, in collaboration with CAL FIRE and California Climate Investments, will carry out fuels reduction through mastication, hand cutting, lop and scattering, and hand piling in Forest Ranch.
Project Notice: Paradise - South Paradise Blue Oaks Project
BCFSC, in collaboration with CAL FIRE and California Climate Investments, will carry out fuels reduction through hand thinning in the Blue Oak Terrace community south of Paradise.
Good Fire at Work: The Bidwell Bridge Broadcast Burn Project
BCFSC facilitated a 175-acre broadcast burn in the Oroville Foothills to reduce hazardous overgrowth, protect native plant communities, and increase landscape resilience.
Project Notice: Forest Ranch - Forest Knolls Mastication Project
BCFSC, in collaboration with CAL FIRE and California Climate Investments, will carry out fuels reduction through mastication on 94.5 acres in the Forest Ranch community.
Good Fire for Healthy Landscapes: BCFSC Prescribed Burns in Butte County
How the Butte County Fire Safe Council uses prescribed fire to restore ecosystem health, reduce wildfire risk, and create safer communities across Butte County.
Post-Fire Recovery and Renewal at Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve
The Butte County Collaborative Group toured the Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve to learn about post-fire erosion control, sediment capture, and remediation efforts following the 2024 Park Fire.
Project Notice: Forest Ranch - Doe Mill Ridge Mastication and Hand Piling Project, Phase 2
BCFSC, in collaboration with CAL FIRE and California Climate Investments, will continue fuels reduction through mastication, hand cutting, and hand piling across 260 acres along Doe Mill Road in Forest Ranch.
Progress and Partnerships on the Ridge
A tour of four sites in the Town of Paradise highlights recovery milestones and collaborative strategies for wildfire safety and forest health nearly seven years after the Camp Fire.