Following a series of meetings in Washington, D.C. earlier this month, the California Forest Watershed Alliance (CAFWA), of which RCRC is a founding member, sent a letter to the California congressional delegation requesting members contact their congressional leadership and encourage that wildfire legislation that includes both a comprehensive wildfire funding fix and broadly supported, bipartisan improvements in forest management be included in must pass budget legislation moving through Congress.
CAFWA is an urban-rural coalition representing water interests, local governments, the conservation community, agriculture, and the forestry sector, created to promote the restoration and improvement of California’s forested watersheds. In addition to RCRC, other members include the Association of California Water Agencies, California Farm Bureau Federation, California Forestry Association and The Nature Conservancy. CAFWA supports increasing the pace and scale of ecologically sound forest restoration practices that reduce the risk of high-severity wildfire and insect and disease epidemics and promote healthier, more resilient forests. The California congressional delegation letter can be accessed here.