News Releases and Announcements
The Board of Forestry and Fire Protection is preparing an update to the CalVTP Program EIR. Visit the dedicated CalVTP Update webpage.
Upcoming Zone 0 Meeting July 24, 2025. For the latest information on Defensible Space - Zones 0, 1, & 2.
On March 27, 2025 the Board of Forestry & Fire Protection approved the State Lands Grazing Packet. The Grazing Packet addresses a variety of factors and assists managers and potential graziers in developing a comprehensive Management Action Plan (MAP) that will help managers achieve their local goals and objectives, ensure a sustainable grazing operation, and support a mutually beneficial relationship for the Landlord and Grazing Operator.
The Grazing Agreement and a comprehensive Management Action Plan (MAP) that will help land managers achieve local environmental goals and objectives, ensure a sustainable grazing operation, and support a mutually beneficial relationship.
The Guidebook explains terminology and practical concerns, and includes detailed discussion of sources, goals, and useful components of a Grazing Agreement and MAP. For more information on livestock and grazing management, see the new Livestock Grazing Management Resources webpage
The Board of Forestry and Fire Protection (Board) is seeking nominations for two (2) vacancies on the Range Management Advisory Committee (RMAC). Please refer to the Call for Applications for more details.
For the latest information on California Forest Pest Conditions 2024 Report.
The Board of Forestry and Fire Protection seeks to fill up to six (6) vacancies on the Effectiveness Monitoring Committee (EMC). See the Call for Applications for more information.
See the current membership roster for details about open committee positions for The Effectiveness Monitoring Committee (EMC). For details about the current openings interested parties may send inquiries or a Letter of Interest and current Resume or CV to Kristina.Wolf@bof.ca.gov
The California Forest Biomass Pile Data Collection quantifies forest biomass piles accumulated from 2018 – 2021 and provides an inventory of forest biomass pile material potentially available for wood and biomass utilization. It offers details on the number of forest biomass pile burn permits issued from 2018 - 2021 by CA air district to provide information about open pile burning, prescribed burning, and the total acreage and tonnage of burn piles in CA. Highlights include potentially 150,000 acres of available forest biomass piles, representing approx. 1 million tons of material in piles currently on the landscape, with 78% of it occurring on public lands. Nineteen percent is accessible via existing road networks