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

In The News

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

Fuels Reduction, In The News, Neighborhood

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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Event Lookback: Celebrating the 3rd Annual Paradise Grazing Festival

Defensible Space, Education, Events, Fuels Reduction, Grazing, Volunteer Opportunities

Photo Credit: Sam Steadman Paradise, CA June 2nd, 2024 The Butte County Fire Safe Council, local grazers, and over 100 goats celebrated the kick-off to summer with the return of the Paradise Grazing Festival. On June 2nd, the Terry Ashe Recreation Center reverberated with the energy of over 1,000 community members who came out to

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