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.
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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.
Strategic Resilience in Action: The Center Fire
A vegetation fire near Centerville Road was held to just 3 acres thanks to swift response and strategic fuel treatments completed by BCFSC and partners.
BCFSC's Taylor Nilsson Featured on Life with Fire Podcast
Executive Director Taylor Nilsson joins the nationally recognized Life with Fire podcast to discuss community wildfire resilience, recovery, and landscape-scale solutions in Butte County.
When the Flicker Returned: Healing Through Fire in Magalia
BCFSC completes a 60-acre prescribed burn on PUSD land in Magalia, marking a milestone in trauma-informed community engagement and ecological restoration within the Camp Fire burn scar.
Wildfire Safety Summit 2025: Advancing Wildfire Resilience Through Regional Collaboration
For the past 19 years, the Butte County Fire Safe Council has brought together friends, partners, and community members at the Wildfire Safety Summit to reflect on our shared progress, challenges, and growth.
The Town of Paradise Category 4 Tree Removal Program
The Town of Paradise Category 4 Tree Removal Program was created to address the thousands of hazardous trees left standing after the 2018 Camp Fire.