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The EMC creates an active feedback loop to policymakers, managers, agencies, and the public by facilitating the transfer of research results to inform policy by working with Project Investigators to produce white papers, publish scientific reports and journal articles, and present policy implications to the Board for consideration. The FPRs and related policies and regulations address a variety of natural resource issues including, but not limited to, watershed science, wildlife concerns, and wildfire hazard. As a result, projects funded by the EMC span a wide array of topics and approaches but are generally focused on timberlands and rangelands in California, consistent with the Board’s jurisdiction.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="news-item"> <div class="info"> <div class="headline"> <h3 class="mt-0"> <a href="/media/bxnmlj2y/2025-francis-h-raymond-award-request-for-nominations.pdf" target="_blank" class="link-with-icon without-separate-cta">2025 Francis H. Raymond Award Request for Nominations</a> </h3> </div> <div class="description"> <p>The California State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection is seeking nominations for the 2025 Francis H. Raymond Award. The annual award is given to the individual, organization, agency or company who has contributed the most to the management of California’s natural resources over the past five years.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="news-item"> <div class="info"> <div class="headline"> <h3 class="mt-0"> <a href="/media/2ngpyzwh/call-for-emc-applicants.pdf" target="_blank" class="link-with-icon without-separate-cta">Call for Nominations for Effectiveness Monitoring Committee Members </a> </h3> </div> <div class="description"> <p><strong>CALL FOR APPLICATIONS</strong></p> <p>The Board of Forestry and Fire Protection seeks to fill up to four (4) vacancies on the <a href="/board-committees/effectiveness-monitoring-committee/">Effectiveness Monitoring Committee (EMC)</a>. See the <a rel="noopener" href="/media/nt5g44cx/request-for-emc-applicants-2025-02.pdf" target="_blank" title="Request For EMC Applicants 2025 02">Call for Applications</a> for more information. Interested parties may send inquiries or a Letter of Interest and current Resume or CV to <a href="mailto:Kristina.Wolf@bof.ca.gov">Kristina.Wolf@bof.ca.gov</a>. See the <a rel="noopener" href="/media/3hsnsiu1/emc-members-and-term-exp_webpage-2025-02.pdf" target="_blank"><u>current membership roster</u></a> for details about the current membership.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="news-item"> <div class="info"> <div class="headline"> <h3 class="mt-0"> Defensible Space- Zones 0, 1 & 2 </h3> </div> <div class="description"> <p>For the latest information on Defensible Space - Zones 0, 1 & 2, click: <a href="/projects-and-programs/defensible-space-zones-0-1-2/" title="Defensible Space- Zones 0, 1 & 2"><strong>HERE!</strong></a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="news-item"> <div class="info"> <div class="headline"> <h3 class="mt-0"> <a href="chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://bof.fire.ca.gov/media/riqaksxy/2025-emc-strategic-plan-update-final.pdf" target="_blank" class="link-with-icon without-separate-cta">Effectiveness Monitoring Committee Strategic Plan Update</a> </h3> </div> <div class="description"> <h3>The Effectiveness Monitoring Committee (EMC) revises the Strategic Plan on a 5-year cycle. The Strategic Plan was updated and approved by the Board of Forestry & Fire Protection on March 6, 2025. Read the 2025 Strategic Plan Update <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbof.fire.ca.gov%2Fmedia%2Friqaksxy%2F2025-emc-strategic-plan-update-final.pdf&data=05%7C02%7CMazonika.Kemp%40bof.ca.gov%7C694dd9d6deb54e6a4a6e08dd683db7e9%7C447a4ca05405454dad68c98a520261f8%7C1%7C0%7C638781336509514230%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=DI%2BR9F%2FAYJDvKwS9Dx8mjADzb%2BsBOKFqrjCssVMX%2F7c%3D&reserved=0">HERE</a>.</h3> </div> </div> </article> <article class="news-item"> <div class="info"> <div class="headline"> <h3 class="mt-0"> SRA Boundary Five Year Review </h3> </div> <div class="description"> <p>The Board will hold a hearing at their meeting on March 5 to accept public comments on the proposed 2025 changes to the State Responsibility Area boundaries. Please see <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbof.fire.ca.gov%2Fprojects-and-programs%2Fstate-responsibility-area-viewer%2F&data=05%7C02%7CMazonika.Kemp%40bof.ca.gov%7C51214f9f837d451af55208dd4a18321c%7C447a4ca05405454dad68c98a520261f8%7C1%7C0%7C638748189953445825%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=2JWOXZE5Ta23ozfrrby6FK6p1OIKEvL4wvaM8udI0NY%3D&reserved=0">https://bof.fire.ca.gov/projects-and-programs/state-responsibility-area-viewer/</a> for more information.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="news-item"> <div class="info"> <div class="headline"> <h3 class="mt-0"> Revised Effectiveness Monitoring Committee Charter </h3> </div> <div class="description"> <p>The EMC revised its Charter in late 2024. Read the updated version <a rel="noopener" href="/media/avqci4do/2024-emc-charter-final.pdf" target="_blank" title="2024 EMC Charter FINAL">HERE</a>.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="news-item"> <div class="info"> <div class="headline"> <h3 class="mt-0"> <a href="/media/di1lqktc/california-forest-biomass-pile-data-collection_12-6-23_adamfk.pdf" target="_blank" class="link-with-icon without-separate-cta">California Forest Biomass Pile Data Collection</a> </h3> </div> <div class="description"> <p>This report 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.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="news-item"> <div class="info"> <div class="headline"> <h3 class="mt-0"> ANNOUNCEMENT: Information on the CalVTP Resource Library </h3> </div> <div class="description"> <p>ANNOUNCEMENT: The Board of Forestry and Fire Protection announces the release of new tools for efficient California Vegetation Treatment Program (CalVTP) implementation and Project-Specific Analysis (PSA) preparation. Find all the information, including links to the updated CalVTP webpage, example PSAs and PSA/Addenda, new FAQs, and implementation tools, here: <a rel="noopener" href="https://mailchi.mp/bof.ca.gov/calvtp" target="_blank">Information on the CalVTP Resource Library</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="news-item"> <div class="info"> <div class="headline"> <h3 class="mt-0"> <a href="/media/y3kfq140/research-themes-and-critical-monitoring-questions-final_ada.pdf" target="_blank" class="link-with-icon without-separate-cta">EMC Updates the Research Themes and Critical Monitoring Questions Guiding Research Support </a> </h3> </div> <div class="description"> <p>A goal of the Effectiveness Monitoring Committee (EMC) is to develop a process-based understanding of the effectiveness of the California Forest Practice Rules (FPRs) and other natural resource protection statutes and laws, codes and regulations. To facilitate an Adaptive Management process that informs proposed changes to forestry policy and regulations, the EMC supports research that addresses twelve core research themes. Aligned with these research themes, the EMC has developed a set of Critical Monitoring Questions (CMQ) to guide prospective grantee research questions and help direct EMC funding focus. The research themes and CMQs provided in this document—initially adopted in 2017 and presented in the <a rel="noopener" href="/media/5qqac3y3/2018-emc-strategic-plan-ada.pdf" target="_blank" title="2018 EMC Strategic Plan ADA">2018 Strategic Plan</a> were updated in <a rel="noopener" href="" target="_blank" title="Research Themes and Critical Monitoring Questions">2024</a>.</p> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="section section-stacked inverted border-top border-bottom sc-report-list-stacked" style="background-color: #417866;" data-guid="b8cf3bb1-23b9-4d05-b588-271f94e45803"> <div id="" class="anchor"></div> <div class="container"> <h2 class="mt-0">Reports</h2> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-6 d-flex mb-4"> <span class="report-icon text-2-5rem"><icon class="fas fa-feather-alt fa-2x"></icon></span> <div class="p-l-md report-text"> <h3 class="mt-0 report-title"> Report On Exempt Timber Harvesting For The Reduction of Fire Hazard Within 150 Feet Of Structures </h3> <div class="width-30 brd-top brd-gray pb-2 report-text-divider"></div> <p>State law require monitoring of non-discretionary Exemption and Emergency Notice timber harvesting in the state of California and the submission of reports to the Legislature.</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-6 d-flex mb-4"> <span class="report-icon text-2-5rem"><icon class="fas fa-engine-warning fa-2x"></icon></span> <div class="p-l-md report-text"> <h3 class="mt-0 report-title"> 2020 California Forest Pest Conditions </h3> <div class="width-30 brd-top brd-gray pb-2 report-text-divider"></div> <p>In 2019, aerial detection surveys flown between July and August covered 41 million acres of forested land. Field staff then conducted spot ground checks on selected points and polygons to verify host and agent. This year, approximately 3.8 million acres were virtually surveyed by 13 surveyors who utilized either tablets or PCs to visually scan satellite or aerial imagery and digitize points and polygons of disturbance.</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-6 d-flex mb-4"> <span class="report-icon text-2-5rem"><icon class="fas fa-trees fa-2x"></icon></span> <div class="p-l-md report-text"> <h3 class="mt-0 report-title"> <a href="/media/os2p5icc/2021-bof-research-report-final.docx" target="_blank">2021 Report On Forest Management Research</a> </h3> <div class="width-30 brd-top brd-gray pb-2 report-text-divider"></div> <p>The Board, assisted by the director [of the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection], shall biennially determine state needs for forest management research and recommend the conduct of needed projects to the Governor and the Legislature.</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-6 d-flex mb-4"> <span class="report-icon text-2-5rem"><icon class="fas fa-books fa-2x"></icon></span> <div class="p-l-md report-text"> <h3 class="mt-0 report-title"> <a href="/media/i5tlothk/2023-annual-report.docx" target="_blank">2023 BOF Annual Report</a> </h3> <div class="width-30 brd-top brd-gray pb-2 report-text-divider"></div> <p>The California State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection (Board) is a Governor-appointed body within the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE). Members are appointed on the basis of their professional and educational qualification.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="section section-stacked border-top border-bottom sc-card-deck-stacked" style="" data-guid="4de70e18-7f5d-4c34-9b2e-4b40e4c571e2"> <div id="" class="anchor"></div> <div class="container"> <h2>Wildfire Prevention</h2> <p></p> <div class="card-deck no-bg"> <div class="card card-primary" role="presentation"> <a href="/media/hu2al23d/2018-strategic-fire-plan-approved-08_22_18.pdf"> <img class="card-img-top" src="/media/dzlnsdav/16-9.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1024&height=600&rnd=132906864249270000" alt="Firefighter in fire "> </a> <div class="card-body with-link" role="presentation"> <a href="/media/hu2al23d/2018-strategic-fire-plan-approved-08_22_18.pdf"> <h3 class="card-title">2018 Strategic Fire Plan</h3> </a> <div class="card-text"><p>A vision for a natural environment that is more fire resilient; buildings and infrastructure that are more fire resistant; and a society that is more aware of and responsive to the benefits and threats of wildland fire</p></div> </div> </div> <div class="card card-primary" role="presentation"> <img class="card-img-top" src="/media/0kjeet2l/hiz_3d.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1024&height=600&rnd=132906864448500000" alt="Defensible Space infographic"> <div class="card-body " role="presentation"> <h3 class="card-title">Defensible Space Guidelines</h3> <div class="card-text"><p>These guidelines are intended to provide property owners with examples of fuel modification measures that can be used to create an area around buildings or structures to create defensible space.</p></div> </div> </div> <div class="card card-primary" role="presentation"> <a href="/media/05hbuhsi/dead-tree-fuel-hazard-permitting-matrix-ada-8-23-19.pdf"> <img class="card-img-top" src="/media/15knzjjo/gettyimages-72540345.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1024&height=600&rnd=132906864614470000" alt="Dead Tree Removal"> </a> <div class="card-body with-link" role="presentation"> <a href="/media/05hbuhsi/dead-tree-fuel-hazard-permitting-matrix-ada-8-23-19.pdf"> <h3 class="card-title">Dead Tree Removal and Fuel Reduction Permit Chart</h3> </a> <div class="card-text"><p>A matrix of dead tree removal and fuel reduction requirements including exemptions and timber harvest plans</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="section section-stacked inverted border-top border-bottom sc-circle-icons-stacked py-1 mt-n4" style="background-image: url(/media/zfkn1m1d/bof-background.png); 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