Forests and Climate
Forest Futures Salon: Wildfire Evacuation Preparedness
To better prepare our community in the event of a wildfire evacuation, Forest Futures hosted a salon with a panel…
Forest Futures
Our Forest Futures campaign will ensure healthy forests today, tomorrow, and forever— to unlock the innovation and resources that hold the potential to solve our communities’ underlying forest restoration and management issues. We have a responsibility to join together to implement progressive solutions to ensure forest health for generations to come.
Forest Futures will identify, build, accelerate, and scale the solutions we need; setting in motion a series of projects, initiatives and funding mechanisms to achieve these essential goals. Take a look at our Impact Strategy and learn how we got here through our Position Paper.
Forest Futures In the News
- Terri Russell from KOLO News 8 joined the Forest Futures team on a walk to see firsthand the difference between a healthy and unhealthy forest. The segment, “Forest Futures Campaign Tackles Fuel Reduction” received national attention and was picked up over 60 times in major markets such as Boston, Portland, Sacramento, Las Vegas, Santa Barbara and more.
- The proactive nature of Forest Futures work was highlighted in the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s article “Living With Fire: Donors Want to Focus on Reducing Risk, Not on Disaster”
- The Sierra Sun shared “Local foundation launches 2nd phase of $30M Forest Futures Campaign“
- Read the press release on the first phase of Forest Futures grants, totaling $1M to nine local institutions
Why Us?
Why Us?
We Are Ready to Meet this Challenge
25 years of success tackling complex community issues
4 years, 97 multi-disciplinary experts and advisers joined us to form our strategy and action plan
$1MM+ granted to regional organizations for environmental projects and education through our Nature Fund
Received national recognition by Inside Philanthropy for our vision to create market-based solutions for forest health
Convening experts and fueling innovation
Forest Futures Salons
Our Forest Futures Salons are tailored to build community engagement and awareness on the challenges with forest health in our region and the collaborative action that is taking place. In our upcoming Salons, we’ll explore what happens when fire hits our forests, how decisions are made and fires are fought, and what happens to the landscape after a fire. We will highlight the work being done right here in our region, including fuel reduction, restoration and wood innovation projects, all of which aim to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires.
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What You Can Do
Join us in acting on behalf of Tahoe’s forests and all those who depend on them. Join us to build a new kind of ecosystem—an ecosystem of people, ideas, solutions and investment—that will give us the means to protect and restore the most valuable ecosystem of all: our forests.
Recent Forest Futures Updates
Forests and Climate
PRESS RELEASE: The Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation Launches Phase Two of $30M Forest Futures Campaign, a Replicable Model Aligning Local Organizations Around Fire Prevention, Infrastructure & Forest Health
The Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation Launches Phase Two of $30M Forest Futures Campaign, a Replicable Model Aligning Local Organizations Around…
Forests and Climate
Building A Forest Economy
Building a Forest Economy - Part 2 of 3 stories Written by: Tim Hauserman Faced with the potential for more…