Wildfires Forests and Climate Change

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Brush in Ecoplot Brush in Ecoplot Following the 1992 Cleveland Fire in the Eldorado National Forest, the U.S. Forest Service replanted some lands, and left some untouched in an experimental ecoplot. Today, trees stand more than 17 feet tall on replanted lands, but brush dominates the untreated ecoplot.

Reforestation lags in California

California has lost forests on federally owned land at the rate of more than 30,700 acres per year over the last seven years because of a lack of replanting following catastrophic forest fires. Furthermore, nearly 71 percent of previously forested land has been replaced by brush.

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The Forest Foundation


The Forest Foundation is elevating key points in the forest management debate and building valuable relationships with government officials, educators, and community leaders. We bring forest science to today's students and tomorrow's leaders, and develop on-the-ground solutions to improve forest health throughout the state.

Education must be the agent of change that saves California's forests. More than 90 percent of Californians now live in urban settings, meaning most kids growing up here have little or no experience in the state's forests, rangelands, or farms. The next generation will be essentially disconnected from the natural resources they take for granted every day.

The Forest Foundation remains uniquely dedicated to conserving forests and educating people of all ages.


Forest Foundation Study Finds Four Wildfires Send 38 Million Tons Of Harmful Gases Into Air, Equivalent Of 7 Million Cars On The Road For One Year In California

When a wildfire strikes California, the state's efforts to stop global warming go up in smoke.

A study released today of four large California wildfires shows they collectively will put an estimated 38 million tons of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere through fire and subsequent decay of dead trees.

Together emissions from fire and decay undo much of the progress California is making to fight global warming.

Consider that the estimated 38 million tons of greenhouse gases is the equivalent of emissions from 7 million cars - for one year.Nearly 10 million tons of harmful greenhouse gases were emitted from the fires themselves, with an estimated 28 million additional tons of carbon dioxide emitted from decay, mostly in the next 50 years.

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Protecting Communities and Saving Forests Protecting Communities and Saving Forests Download Free PDF Version

By Thomas M. Bonnicksen, Ph.D.

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In California, 37 million acres - or roughly 48 percent of the state's land base - face high, very high or extreme fire threats. Managing forested resources is critical to protecting communities and meeting the needs of a growing population.

For more detailed information about techniques for restoring specific forests, Click Here.


Forest Foundation & Allstate Partnership Forest Foundation & Allstate Partnership Beth Brenner with the Allstate Foundation and Donn Zea, President of the Forest Foundation, are working together to help promote a booklet about the state's wildfire crises and protecting California's forests.

Allstate Foundation Donates $25,000 for Wildfire Education

$25,000 Grant Supports Forest Foundation's Wildfire Booklet

The Forest Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to educating Californians about forests, recently announced a $25,000 grant from the Allstate Foundation to help promote and distribute a booklet about forests and the state's wildfire crisis.

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New Poster Available from The Forest Foundation

As part of its ongoing effort to develop educational materials on the importance of sustainable forestry to our environment, The Forest Foundation has published a new classroom poster titled: The Carbon Cycle: Forestry Never Looked So Cool.

The poster graphically demonstrates the cycle of carbon absorption, storage and release into the atmosphere. Included are visuals that explain the role of sustainable forestry, wood products and wildfires.

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The 19"x25" poster is free to educators and can be ordered by clicking on Teachers and Students above or by calling 1-866-241-TREE.