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  • Image of the base of giant sequoia trees with reddish bark. Can see green needles of trees at a distance in the background
    Conservation

    Save Our Sequoias Act Poses More Threat than Promise

    September 27, 2022September 27, 2022
    California lost a tragic amount of giant sequoias in recent wildfire seasons, yet the Save Our Sequoias Act may in fact be a misdiagnosis of the problem at hand.
  • Forest with trees and mountains in the distance
    Conservation

    Proposed Federal Wildfire Actions Threaten Environmental Protections

    September 10, 2022September 27, 2022
    The scale of extreme wildfire in California requires quick and decisive action, but must be implemented with consideration of environmental impacts.
  • californianativeplantsociety Photo captions: CNPS vegetation ecologists, Mark Bibbo and Alexis LaFever-Jackson conducting post-fire sampling in the burn scar of the Colorado fire in 2022, which burned 700 acres near the coast around Palo Colorado Canyon on the Big Sur coast. Photo: Don Gruber
    Plant Science

    Regrowth and Resilience 

    July 12, 2022July 19, 2022
    We’re finding an abundance of fire-following plants in previously mature forests and shrublands across the Central Coast.
  • Conservation

    Protecting Both People and Nature

    February 17, 2022February 17, 2022
    Reflections on the recent Tejon Ranch and Guenoc Valley decisions.
  • Plant Science

    Post-Fire Mapping and Report Provide Insights for Southern Sierra

    February 8, 2022October 6, 2022
    Before and after fine-scale vegetation maps now complete for BLM wildfire areas in the southern Sierra Nevada.
  • Plant Science

    Recovery & Monitoring of Central Coast Vegetation

    January 11, 2022March 22, 2022
    In 2021, CNPS staff, volunteers, and students spent six weeks conducting vegetation assessments in five state parks post-fire.
  • Conservation

    CNPS Sues Lake County Over Risky Guenoc Valley Development

    September 4, 2020April 29, 2022
    CNPS sued Lake County this week for its rushed approval of a 16,000-acre luxury complex north of Napa County in fire-prone Guenoc Valley.
  • A view from the North Fork American River Shaded Fuel Break Project near Colfax, California. Photo: Emily Underwood
    Featured Stories

    Restoring Fire

    July 29, 2020December 3, 2021
    Chris Paulus on decades of fire suppression and how agencies are returning fire to Sierra Nevada habitat.
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    California Native Plant Society Releases Statewide Wildfire Recovery Guide

    August 20, 2019August 20, 2019
    CNPS and partners have created an updated, science-based resource to address post-fire land care and common misconceptions.
  • Conservation

    Living with Fire Part 3: Legislative Solutions on the Horizon

    June 3, 2019
    CNPS is tracking at least 14 wildfire, fire-safety, and forest fuels-related bills focused on four very important areas.
  • Conservation

    Living with Fire Part 2: Wildfire and Vegetation

    March 28, 2019April 11, 2019
    By taking the time to identify and implement the right solutions in the right places, we can make healthy progress toward a more sustainable and safe relationship with fire.
  • Photo: Jennifer Jewell
    Conservation

    Living with Fire Part 1: A Personal Perspective

    January 28, 2019January 31, 2019
    The first in our series on the impact, causes, and solutions surrounding California wildfire and the "new normal."
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