It’s critical that we expand our audience! As we look to build greater outreach and education around forest management. We are running a short radio announcement across various radio stations where wildfires are frequent. If you haven’t already heard this – you can listen to the announcement here.
Recently there has been a series of articles in local newspapers on the topic of forest thinning. CSFM has been very much involved in this debate. This started with a report in the Fresno Bee, in an editorial page by Tad Weber. This was reported in a scientific paper from the University of California. Too extreme? Why UC researchers propose …
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 …
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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