The Forestland Steward is a collaborative publication between CAL FIRE, Placer RCD, UC Cooperative Extension, and the US Forest Service. The newsletter is published three times a year and offers private forest landowners throughout the state helpful and relevant information for managing their land. With up-to-date policy information, agency input, and science-driven management recommendations, the newsletter strives to provide landowners with all the facts (and some fun, too!) to create a healthy and sustainable landscape.

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Issues of Forestland Steward from 2018 onward are listed below by date. To see older issues, please visit the Forestland Steward newsletter archives.

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Are you looking for more information about a particular topic? The Forestland Steward Newsletter has been publishing resources for private nonindustrial forestland owners for 30 years as of this year. In that time, we’ve covered topics from watershed health to defensible space, and nearly everything in between. While our understanding of forest science has grown and changed in the last 30 years, many past issues remain as relevant today as ever. Take a peek at the categories below and follow the links to read issues where they are covered!

TopicWhere to learn more
Forest Management2010 – Tools of the Trade
2012 – Gotta Plan?
2012 – Managing Your Forest in Changing Times
2016 – We’re 20!
Fuels Reduction2013 – Fire Making a Comeback
2018 – Lightening the Fuel Load
2018 – Using Prescribed Fire for Better Forest Health
Funding Opportunities2014 – Forestry Assistance for Landowners
2015 – Forests: Part of the Climate Solution
2022 – The Future of Forestry Part I
2022 – The Future of Forestry Part II
Habitat & Watersheds2010 – Balancing Wildlife Needs with Fuels
2013 – California’s Native Landscape
Home Hardening & Defensible Space2010 – Angora Fire: Lessons Learned
2021 – Community Resilience
2024 – Finding Solutions
Pests & Disease2013 – Fungi in the Forest
2014 – Another Year of Drought
2016 – Unprecedented!
2024 – Finding Solutions
Reforestation2013 – Forest Regeneration Starts with Seeds
2015 – Reforestation: a Gift to the Future
2017 – Don’t Give Up!
2020 – Reforestation: Tools for Renewal
2023 – Boots on the Ground
Registered Professional Foresters2021 – Back to Basics
Wildfire2012 – A Fire-Adapted Community
2015 – Fire Behavior: What’s Going On?
2015 – Fire Season is Over… Now What?

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