The following was published in the Mariposa Gazette, as an opinion piece on sensible forest management. Citizens for Sensible Forest Management, (CSFM) was organized right after the start of the Creek Fire in 2020. We are ordinary citizens who have lived in and loved the Sierra Nevada mountains and foothills all our lives. We have been around long enough to …
This impactful documentary, produced by Jeff and Jill Aiello of Fresno, CA for PBS looks into the possible causes of the massive 2020 Creek Fire that burned 379,895 acres of Sierra National Forest and Private land. This in-depth documentary includes interviews with the first responders, United States Forest Service and Cal Fire personnel that were on the front lines as …
Even before the Creek Fire in the Central Sierra of California was extinguished, the Central Sierra Resiliency Fund, a community initiative, was established by the Central Sierra Historical Society and Museum, Inc. in Shaver Lake. The fire started on September 4, 2020, and was not declared out until December 24 that year. At that time, the Creek Fire was the …
July 10, 1961, in a foothill area of Mariposa County called Usona, a young man started a fire. By 4 PM the next day, this small fire had turned into the fastest growing fire in California. In just 5 days this Harlow fire would consume over 43,000 acres of Mariposa and Madera Counties, destroying 104 structures and claim 2 lives. …
This is a from a post that Dave Daley made to Facebook in September 2020. It is almost midnight. We have been pushing hard for 18-20 hours every day since the Bear Fire tore through our mountain cattle range on September 8th, and there is so much swirling in my head I can’t sleep anyway. The fire destroyed our cattle …
Assembly Republican Wildfire Working Group Tuesday, August 31, 2021State Capitol Under unusually blue skies, Citizens for Sensible Forest Management responded to Assembly Member James Gallagher‘s invitation to talk about California’s wildfire issues. Initially, the topic was to be discussed during a legislative hearing. But, sadly canceled, and with only two weeks to go before the end of the legislative session …
An important mission of CSFM is to support political leaders, regardless of political affiliation, that promote and support sound forest management. We also are on guard for articles in the media written by reporters who appear to have a political objective but do not consider other options on forest management. A recent example was an article in the Los Angles …
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