Project Grant 22DG11052021222

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program provides $400,316.42 to the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) to explore the ecophysiological limits to giant sequoia regeneration following high-severity wildfires. The project aims to understand whether the microclimate in large, high-severity burn scars is inhospitable to giant sequoia seedling...

This $245,350 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey's National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CFDA 15.820) program aims to study the effectiveness of using soil and microbial inoculants to improve the growth and survival of giant sequoia seedlings planted in severely burned groves in national parks and forests. The project has three key objectives: 1) Identify how wildfire alters soil conditions and microbial communities in sequoia groves, 2) Coordinate...

American Forests will provide $250,000 in climate-smart reforestation services to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks under a four-year cooperative agreement from the National Park Service's Natural Resource Stewardship program. Key activities include meeting with indigenous stewards to develop reforestation goals, evaluating assisted adaptation strategies, collecting tree cones, growing seedlings, planning post-fire recovery, and stakeholder engagement. American Forests will work with...

The National Park Service (NPS) Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education program (CFDA 15.954) awarded a $908,203.75 Cooperative Agreement to Sequoia Parks Conservancy on September 11, 2023. Through this award, Sequoia Parks Conservancy will complete a series of joint projects with Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks to understand and improve forest resilience, and accelerate forest recovery from ongoing stressors such as wildfire, climate change, insect infestations, and other...

This Cooperative Agreement award, issued by the National Park Service (NPS) under the Natural Resource Stewardship program (CFDA 15.944), will provide $460,980 to the Save The Redwoods League to develop a reforestation pipeline for the restoration of giant sequoia trees across their natural range. The project aims to support the development of conifer production capacity in Southern Sierra Nevada tribal communities by providing technical assistance, training, and direct funding to establish...

This $429,216 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management under the Joint Fire Science Program (CFDA 15.232) aims to investigate how previous managed wildfires influenced the extent, severity, and management tactics used on recent uncontrolled wildfires in the southern Sierra Nevada. The project has six key objectives: (1) identify the environmental factors that led to recent wildfires either burning over or stopping at the boundaries of...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the National Park Service under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program, supports a comprehensive network of Cooperative Study Units. These units facilitate cooperative research, technical assistance, education, and training to inform science-based management of the National Park System. The $100,000 award will gather and provide essential historical and projected data on...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $2.5 million Project Grant to the Honey Lake Valley Resource Conservation District on May 26, 2022 to support post-fire disaster recovery assistance for affected landowners and communities in Lassen County, California. The grant is being administered under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #10.664) to provide disaster recovery services through March 31, 2027. Specifically, the grant will fund recovery...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service (USDA FS) awarded a $986,000 Cooperative Forestry Assistance (CFDA 10.664) project grant to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL Fire) to coordinate post-fire recovery initiatives, strengthen local assistance and grant program administration, and enhance urban forest outreach and education throughout California. The grant, which has a performance period from August 28, 2025 to June 30, 2027, will enable CAL Fire to...

This $299,999.87 Cooperative Agreement award under the National Park Service's "Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System" (CFDA 15.945) program is supporting a research project at Sonoma State University to study the effectiveness of post-wildland fire recovery efforts for cultural resource preservation in the Pacific West Region. The key objectives of this 4-year project are to: 1) develop protocols and tools to support cultural resource...