Climate Resilience Fund

Flagging a new blog post by the Wildfire Resilience Funders' Kayla (Drozd) Calkins on seeing the destruction in Los Angeles County and the call for a cyclical approach to planning for wildfire...

Attention philanthropic funders with an interest in wildfire, and the increasingly important overlaps with insurance, a new action group on this issue is now being formed by the Wildfire Resilience Funders.

Attention local community leaders and climate adaptation practitioners: there is still time to apply for a grant from the Climate Smart Communities Initiative (CSCI) and help your community advance its climate resilience plan or project... .

Sharing this article on the role of philanthropy in addressing wildfire issues, which includes the perspectives of members of the Wildfire Resilience Funders, and CRF's own John Nordgren

For all of us within and beyond the WRF membership who have been tracking with concern the #wildfires in the Los Angeles County region, please see this important update from Northern California Grantmakers & Philanthropy California about the philanthropic response, including their vetted funds page https://lnkd.in/gAAYeTaY

Unfolding today, the #Palisades Fire in Los Angeles is a stark and tragic reminder that we urgently need to implement community mitigations, scale ecosystem stewardship, and collaborate on next-gen innovations in early detection and response management. Tonight, my thoughts and prayers are with the affected and at risk communities, first responders, and frontline crews protecting lives and homes out there.   The wildfire challenge is immense, but with aligned action and investment, we must double down on actions that reduce community vulnerability and safeguard ecosystems. Proud to join an incredible group of leaders from across sectors—government and fire service, academia, business, philanthropy, to articulate a roadmap for addressing the wildfire crisis, in this new Stanford Social Innovation Review op-ed. We must do more, urgently, together. Co-authors include experts across sectors from California Natural Resources Agency , California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) (ret.), Climate Resilience Fund, Convective Capital, DBL Partners, FireUp, @Google.org, Marin Community Foundation, Marin County Fire Department, Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Orange County Fire Authority, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, POLIS Project on Ecological Governance, Resources Legacy Fund, San Bernardino County Fire Protection District, Western Fire Chiefs Association, Wildfire Resilience Funders, Wonder Labs   #wildfire #mitigation #ecosystem #innovation #firetech Anukool Lakhina

Congratulations to CRF’s John Nordgren, who joined with 16 leaders from philanthropy, academia, public agencies, and the private sector to outline a modern wildfire strategy in a new article in Stanford Social Innovation Review. Together the co-authors call for smarter mitigation, ecosystem stewardship, and next-generation technologies.  The challenge is indeed immense, but this article underscores how with aligned action and investment, we can reduce community vulnerability, safeguard ecosystems, and co-exist with fire. 👏 Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gYVmhJk4 California Natural Resources Agency California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) (ret.), Convective Capital, DBL Partners, FireUp, Google.org, Marin Community Foundation, Marin County Fire Department, Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Orange County Fire Authority, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, POLIS Project on Ecological Governance, Resources Legacy Fund, San Bernardino County Fire Protection District, Western Fire Chiefs Association, Wildfire Resilience Funders Wonder Labs

Congratulations to Fernleaf, one of our partners in the Climate Smart Communities Initiative (CSCI), on their efforts including and beyond the CSCI in 2024!

Is your community one of the many across the U.S. that is facing significant climate challenges? Or are you an adaptation practitioner whose wish list for the new year includes helping more of those communities advance their climate resilience plans and projects? In either case, this is for you!

During our most recent network-wide meeting, we were honored to have an incredible panel discussing the important role of traditional tribal knowledge and practices in wildfire resilience efforts. Many thanks to moderator Peter Nelson, a Tribal citizen of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria and an Assistant Professor at UC Berkeley; and panelists Valentin Lopez, (https://lnkd.in/gFm5YGDP) Chairman of the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band and President of Amah Mutsun Land Trust (https://lnkd.in/ei8sVRKZ); Belinda Brown, an enrolled Tribal member of the Kosealekte Band of the Ajumawi-Atsuge Nation, and also Northern Paiute and Isleta Pueblo, and Tribal partnerships Director at the Lomakatsi Restoration Project; and Don Hankins (https://lnkd.in/eB8B67RS), a Miwkoʔ (Plains Miwok) traditional cultural practitioner and scholar at California State University Chico. With our sincere hope for ongoing collaboration. (Photo courtesy of Lomakatsi “Tribal Hands on the Land” short film - watch it here: https://lnkd.in/eeFGq8dm)