Forest and Public Lands Stewardship Archives - Rural County Representatives Of California

Jan 16, 2026

Advocacy | Forest and Public Lands Stewardship Interior to Launch U.S. Wildland Fire Service

On January 12, the Department of the Interior announced it is taking the next step to establish the U.S. Wildland Fire Service. Currently, wildland fire management responsibilities within the Department of the Interior (DOI) are distributed across multiple bureaus and offices

Dec 19, 2025

Advocacy | Forest and Public Lands Stewardship U.S. Senators Introduce Bill to Protect and Restore Over 1.7 Million Acres of California Public Lands

On December 17, California’s U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff announced the reintroduction of a sweeping public lands package. The Protecting Unique and Beautiful Landscapes by Investing in California (PUBLIC) Lands Act would protect and restore

Dec 12, 2025

Forest and Public Lands Stewardship SRS Reauthorization Heads to President’s Desk

On December 9, the House of Representatives passed the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025 (S.356) after a multi-year effort to gain Congressional approval. A recent Bloomberg Government analysis identified RCRC as a leading organization backing the bill

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Dec 05, 2025

Advocacy | Forest and Public Lands Stewardship Call to Action: Contact Your Congressional Representative to Vote Yes on SRS Reauthorization

To help ensure the reauthorization of the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) program is passed, House members need to hear from local leaders about SRS’s importance for rural communities. Urge your congressional representative to vote yes

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Nov 21, 2025

Advocacy | Forest and Public Lands Stewardship Call to Action: Contact House Leadership to Urge Swift Passage of SRS

On November 18, 2025, RCRC wrote a letter to U.S. House leadership, urging the swift consideration of the Secure Rural Schools Act (S. 356). This bipartisan measure

Nov 07, 2025

Advocacy | Forest and Public Lands Stewardship RCRC Attends Red Sky Summit on Wildfire Prevention and Forest Management

On Tuesday, more than 600 experts and thought leaders in the wildfire mitigation space convened in San Francisco to discuss

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Oct 31, 2025

Advocacy | Forest and Public Lands Stewardship Governor Issues Executive Order to Expedite Prescribed Fire

On Tuesday, Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-35-25 which declares a state of emergency on wildfire risk and enables swifter action to implement prescribed fire. The Order acts

Oct 24, 2025

Advocacy | Forest and Public Lands Stewardship Fix Our Forests Act Advances Out of Senate Agriculture Committee

On October 21, 2025, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry convened a markup to consider the Fix Our Forests Act (S.1462 | one pager). The measure passed out of committee

Oct 17, 2025

Advocacy | Forest and Public Lands Stewardship EPA Issues Policy Guidance to Help Prevent Catastrophic Wildfires, Promote Use of Prescribed Fires for Mitigation Efforts

On October 16, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued policy guidance directing regional offices to

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Oct 10, 2025

Advocacy | Forest and Public Lands Stewardship Bill of the Week: BECCS Advancement Commission Act of 2025 (H.R. 5597)

Last week, RCRC expressed support for a bipartisan bill co-sponsored by U.S. Representative Jim Costa (CA-21, D-Fresno) and Representative Blake Moore (UT-1), which would create a commission to provide recommendations to help advance Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) technologies