Wildfire recovery is more than rebuilding. It means creating a healthier, more resilient landscape for the future. 🌲 The 2021 Caldor Fire burned more than 220,000 acres across the Sierra Nevada, including parts of the Upper Mokelumne River watershed. Today, partners are working to help the landscape recover and become more resilient. Through a partnership between CAL FIRE, the USDA Forest Service, and the Upper Mokelumne River Watershed Authority, grant funding is supporting projects that reduce excess vegetation, improve forest health, and protect the watershed. The Mokelumne River watershed provides water for communities across the region, including millions of people in the East Bay. This work also creates conditions where prescribed fire can be used safely and effectively to maintain a healthier forest. This is Grants at Work: investing in a healthier, more resilient California. @USForestService, Eldorado National Forest, @CALFIREAEU #CALFIRE# #GrantsAtWork# #ForestHealth# #WildfireResilience# #CaliforniaForests#

🌲 YOU can help reforest California! Through the “Reforestation Because of You” initiative, private landowners can sign up to help make a difference. In exchange for CAL FIRE possibly surveying and collecting cones on your property, CAL FIRE can reserve a portion of the seeds from your property for your future reforestation efforts. Learn more at: #Reforestation# #WildfireResilience# #CALFIRE# #ConeCollection#

CAL FIRE is investing in California's Native American tribes through grant funding that supports wildfire prevention, fuels reduction, equipment, training, and landscape restoration projects. These partnerships help strengthen the health of tribal lands while making surrounding communities more resilient to wildfire. See how these investments are making an impact in this NBC 7 San Diego story: #TribalLands# #California# #WildfireResilience# #ReadyForWildfire#