State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection certifies fuel management and forest protection program

SACRAMENTO – California has a new tool in its efforts to build wildfire resilience and improve long-term forest management in the face of climate change.

The California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection has certified a new program that will help minimize wildland fire risk across the state while ensuring the highest level of environmental oversight.

The California Vegetation Treatment Program will create efficiencies within the regulatory process to scale up fuel treatment and forest restoration projects toward meeting the state’s goal of treating 500,000 acres of nonfederal lands annually...