• Assisted several partners (RCD's, Counties, Tribal Governments, Fire Safe Councils, Watershed Councils, Non-profits, Visitors Bureaus, and others) with project development, grant applications, letters of support; and with formation of councils.
Helped our partners gain funding for various projects

• Hosted the Biomass for Energy and a Better Environment Conference, with assistance from the Department of Energy, Ore-Cal and Central Sacramento Valley RC&D's and the California Association of RC&D's.

• Worked with the Highway 168 Fire Safe Council to revise the Central Sierra Watershed Committee brochure with information about water conservation, fire safety, erosion control; and distributed it to residents in Fresno and Tulare counties

• Received contributions of 150 computers and distributed them to various partners. Computers helped to assist with Natural Resource and Economic Development projects.

• Hosted Local Livestock Marketing Opportunities sessions in Mariposa, Madera and Fresno Counties with the assistance of the High Sierra RC&D. We are bringing producers together to identify their interests and determine the potential for our area.

• Provided comments on several proposed natural resource management projects, as well as letters of support for projects that would provide for sound resource management and support for our rural area.

• Provided input to legislators regarding support for biomass utilization legislation efforts.

• Helped to put the play “ON FIRE!” on for local residents and visitors. This play dramatically portrays the evolution of fire suppression and land management issues over the last 100 years, the reasons we are now at serious risk of catastrophic wildfires, and encourages the audience to get involved in fuels reduction efforts.