California’s native forests and woodlands are being altered by high severity fire at an alarmingly rapid rate and scale. This paper focuses on California’s unique situation in terms of values at risk and the critical role of professional forest management in creating fire resilient forests in a warming climate. This Position Statement was adopted by the California Society of American Foresters in January 2023 and replaces the 2019 California SAF policy statement entitled California’s Wildfire Emergency.
Category: Position Statements
California SAF – Giant Sequoia Policy Statement – 2022
Sustaining native giant sequoia groves requires active, adaptive management
A Position Statement of the California Society of American Foresters – Adopted in 2022, to be revised annually in order to incorporate new research and management as it develops.
California SAF submits a letter in support of AB 575 (Fong), March 23, 2021
Letter to the California Air Resources Board
Letter to Oakland following review of the revised draft of the City of Oakland’s Vegetation Management Plan (VMP) and the associated draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR).
Forest Management, Carbon, and Climate Change
Originally adopted on December 8, 2008, revised and renewed on December 7, 2014, and again
May 2, 2020. This position statement will expire in 2025, unless, after subsequent review, it is
further extended by the SAF Board of Directors.
Nonnative Invasive Forest Species
The Social Benefits of a Robust Woody Biomass Energy Sector in California
A Position of the California Society of American Foresters originally adopted on May 17, 2019. This position will expire in 2024 unless, after subsequent review, it is further extended by the CA SAF board of directors.
The Role of Mechanical Treatments in Reducing Risks of Catastrophic Wildfire in California
A Position of the California Society of American Foresters
originally adopted on May 17, 2019. This position will expire in 2024 unless, after subsequent review, it is further extended by the CA SAF board of directors.
