Here are three sets of strategies for protecting homes, neighborhoods and communities against wildfire.
The Watch Duty team monitors a variety of real-time information resources and compiles all the information in one place.
By channeling funds to a number of nonprofits working on various issues in a given region, community foundations help solve big problems throughout California.
Meet the hippie intellectual who changed the world with the first published photograph of our entire planet.
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When wildfires threaten California communities, a viral lifeline has emerged: the Watch Duty app. This 501(c)(3) nonprofit, hailed by the Washington Post as “an essential app in LA for tracking wildfires,” has become indispensable for millions. With over 1 million …
Raymond Martinez and Edgar McGregor are practitioners of the art of digital citizenship. As allies in this endeavor, we commend their righteous efforts.
What does it mean when firefighters call a fire "contained?" Here's a brief guide to commonly used fire prevention terminology.
We check in on efforts to raise some dams in the state to store more water, and to raze some dams to to let water run free.
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Smoke and burned trees are pictured near Sylvan Lake State Park during a wildfire that erupted south of Eagle in the White River National Forest on June 20, 2021. With intense wildfires becoming a greater threat in the West, homeowners …
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing protection for one of the nation's most beloved species the monarch butterfly and is encouraging the public to be part of its recovery. The Service is seeking public input on a proposal …
Seacliff State Beach was obliterated by storms in 2023. California State Parks is mobilizing the public to reimagine its future.
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By Dan Bacher Hundreds of fall-run Chinook salmon are now spawning on the Klamath River and its tributaries both above and below the former sites...
The Santa Cruz-based California Marine Sanctuary Foundation receives a historic $71 million climate resilience grant from Biden Administration.
Learn what's getting into Californians’ lungs and why it matters.
The Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation develops partnerships to prepare and respond to emergencies with its COAD (Community Organizations Active in Disaster).
From short mountaintop webcam time-lapses to handmade videos of stuff we love, we bring you a quick, daily dose of California goodness.
The UC San Diego-managed ALERTCalifornia network of mountaintop cameras act as remote eyes for fire fighters, and the public.
California wildfires are becoming larger, more frequent and more ferocious. ‘Malibu Burning’ author Robert Kerbeck shares simple steps you can take to protect your home.
State water planners are preparing for a hotter and drier climate in the coming years.
General Plans, mandated by the state and carried out by local counties, cities, and other municipalities, serve as a locality’s ‘constitution'.
