Document Library

This library is a resource for homeowners and municipalities looking for guidance. It includes up-to-date information on home hardening, wildfire preparedness, forest development, scientific research supporting new methods, and examples of successful practices and implementation.

URBAN CORE

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection | CAL FIRE

• Community Wildfire Preparedness and Mitigation: Building in the Wildland
• Low-Cost Retrofit List
• Pre-Fire Management
• Prepare for Wildfire: Defensible Space
• Wildfire Is Coming. Are You Ready?

California Department of Water Resources

• Save Our Water, Save Our Trees

California Native Plant Society

• CalScape California Native Plant Gardening Guide

California ReLeaf

• Save Our Water and Our Trees

California Urban Forests Council | Investment from the Ground Up Campaign

• Tree Care Guides and Tips
• Tree Planting Guide

California Urban Forests Council

• Trees and Drought

City of Oakland Public Works

• How to Measure a Tree

Firesafe Marin

• Plant & Tree Spacing
• Prepare Yourself: Find Out How to Prepare Yourself and Your Home For Wildfire
• Topography: Plant Spacing Affected by Slope

Global Forest Watch

• Tree Cover Loss in California (Accessed on June 6, 2022).

Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety

• Protect Your Property from Wildfire

Joye, Kathi., Master Gardener

• Dogwoods

Kondo, Michelle., Hohl, Bernadette. SeungHoon Han, Charles Branas. 2016.

• Effects of Greening and Community Reuse of Vacant Lots on Crime Urban Studies 53, no 15 (2016): 3279-3295. Accessed May 2, 2022.

Kondo, Michelle, Natalie Mueller, Dexter H. Locke, Lara A. Roman, David Rojas-Rueda, Leah H. Schinasi, Mireia Gascon, Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen. 2020.

• Health Impact Assessment of Philadelphia’s 2025 Tree Canopy Cover Goals Lancet Planet Health 4, (2020): 149-157. Accessed May 2, 2o22.

Los Angeles Urban Research Center

• Los Angeles Urban Forest Equity Assessment Report

National Fire Protection Association

• Firewise USA: Residents Reducing Wildfire Risk
• Wildfire Research Fact Sheet: Immediate (Noncombustible) Zone

Nowak, David J., Eric J. Greenfield.

• Tree and Impervious Cover Change in U.S. Cities Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 11 (2012): 21-30. Accessed May 2, 2022.

Pacific Northwest Extension Publication: Oregon State U., Washington State U., U. of Idaho.

• Fire-Resistant Plants for Home Landscapes: Selecting plants that may reduce your risk from wildfire

Piana, Max., Clara Pregitzer, Richard Hallett. 2021.

• Advancing Management of Urban Forested Natural Areas: Toward an Urban Silviculture?Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. Accessed September 1, 2022.

Pollinator Friendly Plants

Quarles, Stephen, et al. 2010.

• Home Survival In Wildfire-Prone Areas: Building Materials and Design ConsiderationsUC Agricultural and Natural Resources. UC Peer Reviewed, no. 8393 (May).

Restaino, Christina, Susan Kocher, Nicole Shaw, Steven Hawks, Carlie Murphy, and Steven L. Quarles. 2020.

• Wildfire Home Retrofit Guide: How to Harden Homes Against Wildfire University of Nevada, Reno Extension, University of California Cooperative Extension, CAL FIRE. Accessed May 2, 2022.

Sacramento Tree Foundation

• Lessons Learned from the Last Drought
• Watering Trees

Santa Clara Valley Water News

• Keeping Trees Healthy During A Drought

Shore, Teri. 2021.

• The Critical Roles of Greenbelts In Wildfire Resilience Greenbelt Alliance. Accessed June 3, 2022.

University of California Cooperative Extension

• S.A.F.E. Landscapes: Southern California Guidebook; Sustainable and Fire-Safe Landscapes in the Wildland Urban Interface

University of Nevada Cooperative Extension

• The Combustibility of Landscape Mulches

USDA Forest Service

• How do you make a city greener? Teach the children smart agriculture.
• Ten-Year Urban Forest Action Plan
• Urban Forest Connections: Building Workforce Equity and Community Capacity through Pre-Apprenticeship Program

Wildfire Risk To Communities

• Explore Risk: View interactive charts and maps

URBAN WILDLAND

Association of Bay Area Governments

• Wildfires— Preservation & Protection of Homes: Land Use Planning in the WUI

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection | CAL FIRE

• California Forest Improvement Program User’s Guide
• Community Wildfire Preparedness and Mitigation
• Community Wildfire Preparedness and Mitigation: Building in the Wildland
• Community Wildfire Preparedness and Mitigation: Land Use Planning
• Fuels Reduction Guide
• Low-Cost Retrofit List
• Pre-Fire Management
• Prepare for Wildfire: Defensible Space
• Wildfire is Coming. Are you Ready?

California Department of Water Resources. Public Affairs Office. Creative Services Branch. 2021.

• California’s Wildfire and Forest Action Plan, 1-84. Forest Management Task Force. Accessed March 5, 2022.

California Department of Water Resources

• Save Our Water, Save Our Trees

California Native Plant Society

• CalScape California Native Plant Gardening Guide

California ReLeaf

• Save Our Water and Our Trees

California Wildfire & Forest Resilience Task Force

• Private Landowner Assistance
• Wildland-Urban Interface Planning Guide: Examples and Best Practices for California Communities

California Urban Forests Council | Investment from the Ground Up Campaign

• Tree Care Guides and Tips
• Tree Planting Guide

California Urban Forests Council

• Trees and Drought

City of Oakland Public Works

• How to Measure a Tree

Community Planning Assistance for Wildfire

• Working with communities to reduce wildfire risks through improved land use planning

El Dorado Resource Conservation District

• Performance of Fire Adapted 50 Fuel Treatment Units During the Caldor Fire

Firesafe Marin

• Plant & Tree Spacing
• Prepare Yourself: Find Out How to Prepare Yourself and Your Home For Wildfire
• Topography: Plant Spacing Affected by Slope

Global Forest Watch

• Tree Cover Loss in California (Accessed on June 6, 2022).

Greer, Brin. Resource Conservation District of Tehama County

• Forest & Water Resources; A Sound Investment to Safeguard Tehama County

Headwaters Economics

• Library of Trails Benefits

Jones, G. M., H. A. Kramer, W. J. Berigan, S. A. Whitmore, R. J. Gutierrez. 2020.

• Megafire Causes Persistent Loss of an Old-Forest Species Animal Conservation 24, (December): 925-936. Accessed May 2, 2022. doi:10.1111/acv.12697

Jones, Gavin, Alisa Kayser, Leroy Westerling, Jonathan Baldwin, John Keane, Sarah Sawyer, John Clare, Zachariah Peery. 2021.

• Forest Restoration Limits Megafires and Supports Species Conservation Under Climate Change The Ecological Society of America; Front Ecol Environ: 1-7. Accessed May 2, 2022. doi:10.1002/fee.2450.

Jones, Gavin, Berry Brosi, Jason Evans, Isabel Gottlieb, Xingwen Loy, Mauricio Nunez-Rogueiro, Holly Ober, Elizabeth Pienaar, Rajeev Pillay, Kathryn Pisarello, Lora Smith, Robert Fletcher Jr.. 2022.

• Conserving Alpha and Beta Diversity in Wood-Production Landscapes Conservation Biology: 1-15. Accessed May 2, 2022. doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13872.

Joye, Kathi., Master Gardener

• Dogwoods

Kantor, Sylvia, Sean Parks, Jack Triepke, Kimberley Davis. 2022.

• How a Forest Disappears: Conversion of Forest to Nonforest Vegetation Following Wildfire USDA: Rocky Mountain Research Station; Science You Can Use 52, (January/February 2022): 1-9. Accessed May 2, 2022.

Knapp, Eric, Yana Valachovic, Stephen Quarles, Nels Johnson. 2021.

• Housing Arrangement and Vegetation Factors Associated With Single-Family Home Survival In the 2018 Camp Fire, California Fire Ecology 17: 1-19. Accessed May 2, 2022. doi.org/10.1186/s42408-021-00117-0.

Kondo, Michelle., Hohl, Bernadette. SeungHoon Han, Charles Branas. 2016.

• Effects of Greening and Community Reuse of Vacant Lots on Crime Urban Studies 53, no 15 (2016): 3279-3295. Accessed May 2, 2022.

Kondo, Michelle, Natalie Mueller, Dexter H. Locke, Lara A. Roman, David Rojas-Rueda, Leah H. Schinasi, Mireia Gascon, Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen. 2020.

• Health Impact Assessment of Philadelphia’s 2025 Tree Canopy Cover Goals Lancet Planet Health 4, (2020): 149-157. Accessed May 2, 2o22.

Kuta, Sara. Smithsonian Magazine

• U.S. Will Plant One Billion Trees to Combat Climate ChangeLos Angeles Urban Research Center
• Los Angeles Urban Forest Equity Assessment Report

Lundquist, Jessica, Susan Dickerson-Lange, James Lutz, Nicoleta Cristea. 2013.

• Lower Forest Density Enhances Snow Retention in Regions With Warmer Winters: A Global Framework Developed From Plot-Scale Observations and Modeling Water Resources Research 49: 6356-6370. Accessed May 2, 2022. Doi: 10.1002/wrcr.20504.

National Fire Protection Association

• Firewise USA: Residents Reducing Wildfire Risk
• Wildfire Research Fact Sheet: Immediate (Noncombustible) Zone

Nowak, David J., Eric J. Greenfield.

• Tree and Impervious Cover Change in U.S. Cities Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 11 (2012): 21-30. Accessed May 2, 2022.

Pacific Northwest Extension Publication: Oregon State U., Washington State U., U. of Idaho.

• Fire-Resistant Plants for Home Landscapes: Selecting plants that may reduce your risk from wildfire

Pollinator Friendly Plants

Quarles, Stephen, et al. 2010.

• Home Survival In Wildfire-Prone Areas: Building Materials and Design Considerations
  UC Agricultural and Natural Resources. UC Peer Reviewed, no. 8393 (May).

Restaino, Christina, Susan Kocher, Nicole Shaw, Steven Hawks, Carlie Murphy, and Steven L. Quarles. 2020.

• Wildfire Home Retrofit Guide: How to Harden Homes Against Wildfire University of Nevada, Reno Extension, University of California Cooperative Extension, CAL FIRE. Accessed May 2, 2022.

Sacramento Tree Foundation

• Lessons Learned from the Last Drought
• Watering Trees

Santa Clara Valley Water News

• Keeping Trees Healthy During A Drought

Shore, Teri. 2021.

• The Critical Roles of Greenbelts In Wildfire Resilience Greenbelt Alliance. Accessed June 3, 2022.

Tehama County

• Voluntary Oak Woodland Management Plan

UCANR

• Fire Resources and Information

University of California Cooperative Extension

• S.A.F.E. Landscapes: Southern California Guidebook; Sustainable and Fire-Safe Landscapes in the Wildland Urban Interface

University of Nevada Cooperative Extension

• The Combustibility of Landscape Mulches

USDA Forest Service

• Forest Management Handbook for Small-Parcel Landowners in the Sierra Nevada and Southern Cascade Range
• How do you make a city greener? Teach the children smart agriculture.
• Ten-Year Urban Forest Action Plan
• Urban Forest Connections: Building Workforce Equity and Community Capacity through Pre-Apprenticeship Program

Varhola, Andres, Nicholas Coops, Markus Weiler, Dan Moore. 2010.

• Forest Canopy Effects on Snow Accumulation and Ablation: An Integrative Review of Empirical Results Journal of Hydrology: Elsevier 392: 219-233. Accessed May 3, 2022. Doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.08.009.

Wildfire Risk To Communities

• Explore Risk: View interactive charts and maps