Sep 27, 2024
Barbed Wire Members of Congress Urge Forest Service to Take Additional Measures to Protect Old-Growth ForestsOn September 19, 2024, Congress Member Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento) and Representative Jared Huffman (D-North Coast) led a group of 33 lawmakers in sending a letter to Secretary Tom Vilsack, supporting the U.S. Forest Service’s (USFS) National...
Sep 27, 2024
Barbed Wire Congressman LaMalfa Announces Grant Awards for Disaster Recovery and Preparedness in District 1On September 18, 2024, U.S. Representative Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) announced that a total of $4,106,321 has been awarded to Congressional District 1 for critical disaster recovery and preparedness projects. These grants will support various initiatives...
Sep 27, 2024
Barbed Wire Congressman Garamendi Reintroduces Bill to Permanently Conserve Privately Owned Working ForestlandsOn September 17, 2024, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-Walnut Grove), along with several other lawmakers, reintroduced the Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act (H.R. 9602), which would allow states to choose to designate accredited, nonprofit land trusts to...
Sep 27, 2024
Barbed Wire | federal issues | wildfire U.S. Senators and Representatives Urge President Biden to Approve Major Disaster Declaration Following Park and Borel FiresOn September 25, 2024, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-California), Representatives Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) and Vince Fong (R-Bakersfield) urged President Biden to grant Governor Gavin Newsom’s request for a major disaster declaration in response to the...
Sep 13, 2024
Barbed Wire Barbed Wire on HiatusThe Barbed Wire will be on hiatus September 20th during RCRC’s 2024 Annual Meeting, taking place September 18-20 in Sonoma County at the Double Tree by Hilton – Sonoma Wine Country. The Barbed Wire will return...
Sep 13, 2024
Barbed Wire State Assembly to Convene Special SessionOn Wednesday, September 11, 2024, Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas announced the schedule for the Special Session of the Assembly. Prior to the convening of an Assembly floor session, the Petroleum and Gasoline Supply Committee will...
Sep 13, 2024
Barbed Wire RCRC Officers In Washington DCThis week, the RCRC Officers joined Supervisors and Commissioners from around the country to advocate
Sep 13, 2024
Barbed Wire California Airports Awarded Over $219 Million to Bolster InfrastructureOn September 9, 2024, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-California) announced that fifty-six (56) California airports were awarded a combined $219.5 million in grant funding from the Federal Aviation Administration to upgrade aviation infrastructure. The funding...
Sep 06, 2024
Barbed Wire SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT: Meet RCRC’s Hydration Sponsor - North State Planning and Development CollectiveThe North State Planning and Development Collective at California State University, Chico is the lead agency for planning, research, GIS services and development across the University’s 12-County service region and beyond. Watch this brief video to learn...
Sep 06, 2024
Barbed Wire 2023-2024 Legislative Session Ends, Governor Calls for Special SessionThe 2023-2024 legislative session came to a close in the late hours of Saturday August 31, 2024, as the Senate and Assembly raced to act on the final legislation of the session. As both houses...