Pacific Southwest Region

Forests with a Future

California's national forests face a serious forest health threat. Eight million acres of national forest land in the Sierra Nevada are unnaturally dense and choked with thick stands of trees and other vegetation. The overcrowded conditions have left the forests highly susceptible to drought, disease and insect infestations - primed for intense and damaging wildfires.

The USDA Forest Service initiated the Forests with a Future campaign in California and parts of Nevada to protect Sierra Nevada old-growth forests, wildlife and communities against catastrophic wildfires. This campaign is a proactive approach aimed at restoring natural conditions to our forests and building public understanding of the need for action while encouraging people to help.

More about Forests with a Future

A Campaign Against Catastrophic Wildfire

Forests with a Future brochure

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