What we do

Community Forestry

Community ForestryCommunity Protection
Biomass & Small Diameter Wood Utilization
Smoke Management
The Evolving West

Forest Conservation

Forest Conservation Projects and Plans
Laws, Policies and Regulations
Sierra Nevada Wildlife at Risk
Fire and Forest Ecology



Our Partners

In the spotlight - Community Leaders

Stewart McMorrow, North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District

  Stewart McMorrow, of the North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District dedicates his life to environmental conservation. As the Forest Fuels Project Manager for the North Lake Tahoe Fire Department and an independent certified arborist Stewart utilizes his vast knowledge of forest ecology, community fire protection, and public outreach and education, as well as an expertise in using chainsaws, drip torches and chippers to help him accomplish the important conservation and community protection goals that make his work so fulfilling and important.




"A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it does otherwise."
~Aldo Leopold