We are happy to report that Cal Fire has awarded a $21,500 grant from the California Forest Improvement Program (CFIP) for forest management on the land where the BBCRC is located. We got started right away and are thinning and pruning up trees, burning slash and needle piles, and creating areas for replanting other species like oaks and aspens. The grant goes through 2017 and builds on the earlier federal grants we have had from the Environmental Quality Incentive Program of the National Resource Conservation Service. The result will be a healthier and more fire resilient and wildlife friendly forest at the BBCRC!