Foresthill Seed Orchard Coordinator (CA Cone Corps)

Updated: June 03, 2024 09:04 PM GMT

The Great Basin Insitute

Foresthill, CA

In recent years, California forests have been devastated by historical mega-fires, and burned landscapes are at risk of a full-type conversion. The Governor’s Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force Working Group has identified are forestation opportunity of ~1.5 million acres across the state. Currently, California state seed banks do not have enough seeds to meet this need. The pace and scale of cone collection across the state must rapidly increase to improve forest resilience. American Forests is working to do so on private and public lands through collaboration with the United States Forest Service Region 5 (USFS R5) and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CALFIRE) through the Reforestation Pipeline Partnership (RPP) and the development of the California Cone Corps. The CA Cone Corps - USFS Foresthill Seed Orchard Coordinator (Coordinator) will directly contribute to an increase in cone monitoring and collection. The Technician will receive hand... More Detail

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