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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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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By Sarah Jo McDowell Program Manager, Butte County Fire Safe Council What a magical day we had on Saturday, September 21st at our 2nd Grazing Workshop, held at the freshly grazed Ishi Hills Middle School in Oroville. We had a great turnout from our South County and Butte County community members. Swede Hanski of Hanski
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By Calli-Jane West Executive Advisor, Butte County Fire Safe Council The Butte County Fire Safe Council’s (BCFSC) Chipper Program has been providing wildfire safety vegetation chipping with its no-cost services for more than 20 years. It was the Council’s first program and has been integral to our mission to provide wildfire safety mitigation, education, and
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Walk with a Forester #3 – Butte Creek Canyon September 10, 2024 Approximately 30 residents from around Butte County and beyond gathered in the shade of live oaks near Butte Creek to share in conversations with the two Registered Professional Foresters, Kieran O’Leary, of the BCFSC and Rhianna Dutra, of Chico State Enterprises, BCCER. Participants
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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:
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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Dear Friends of the Bute County Fire Safe Council, We hope all of you and your families are staying safe amid the ongoing impact of the Park Fire on our communities and landscape. The fire has now burned 383,619 acres, with 53,000 acres burned in Butte County as of this morning. Although the fire
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