CA AJR10

Calls on the President to honor his promise to protect communities through forest management and wildfire risk reduction, and to veto any legislation that defunds the United States Forest Service

Opposes cuts to the U.S. Forest Service budget and staffing, including indirect cuts to wildfire prevention and suppression programs

Urges California's congressional delegation to vote against U.S. Forest Service budget cuts and support legislation protecting federal forest management activities in California

Highlights that the U.S. Forest Service manages over 20 million acres across 18 national forests in California, representing nearly half of the state's forests

Notes California has experienced 9 of its 10 largest fires in the past decade, with the Forest Service needing to double hazardous fuel treatments to reduce wildfire risk by 80 percent