Before you Buy: Financial Practicalities Resources

  This summer, UC ANR is inviting forest landowners in Yuba, Nevada and surrounding counties to learn strategies for promoting wildfire resiliency and forest health on their land. The UC ANR Forest Stewardship workshop begins July 1st and will guide landowners through different aspects of managing…

Navigating natural resource management rules and regulations in California can be daunting for private forest landowners.

According to the USDA Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) 2019 report for California, 179,446 acres of forestland convert to non-forest use (such as subdivisions for residential or commercial development) annually.

In California, ~9 million acres of forestland are owned by individuals, with ~90% of these owners owning less than 50 acres each. Considering California has ~33 million acres of total forestland, that 9 million acres makes up to a lot of our state's forests that individuals are responsible for.

California's Forest Practice Rules were created in 1973 with the goal of protecting public resources and emphasizing the importance of planning for sustainable resources management.

Now that the traditional fire season is nearing an end, it is never too late to think about steps to take before a wildfire impacts your home and forest.