Prescribed Fire Training Exchanges (TREX) 2024

The weekends of October 12th and October 19th, several Butte County Fire Safe Council (BCFSC) staff members joined nearly 50 “good fire” volunteers and advocates at the Prescribed Fire Training Exchanges in the foothills. The Prescribed Fire Training Exchanges (TREX), hosted by the Fire Networks, is a facilitated training event, founded on values of information […]

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Berry Creek – Tyme Maidu and Land Management Tour

On Tuesday, October 8th, participants of ranging ages and backgrounds joined a tour hosted by the Butte County Collaborative Groups (BCCG) series in an informative hike over Bald Rock in Berry Creek. In 2020, the forest around Bald Rock and throughout Berry Creek was decimated during the catastrophic North Complex wildfire. While observing the post

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From the NYT: Half Their Land Burned in a Decade: The California Counties Constantly on Fire

Featured in the New York Times 8/15/2024 “In California, decades of fire suppression policies have exacerbated the issue, leaving behind overgrown thickets of vegetation. Much of the area in the Park fire’s path, for example, hadn’t been burned for decades or longer.” -Taylor Nilsson, BCFSC Executive Director Download Article:

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Park Fire: fuel reduction helped minimize the impacts in Cohasset

Action News Now 08/02/24 “BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. – The Butte County Fire Safe Council believes some of its work helped minimize the Park Fire’s impacts in Cohasset. Action News Now spoke to Butte County Fire Safe Council executive director, Taylor Nilsson, about the work the organization has done to cut fire fuels.” Click to watch the

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