California Natural Resources Agency

So what we find is in these extreme weather conditions that it's getting warmer, it's getting hotter, the fuels are getting drier.

And so really it comes down to why is that? Why is that? And I think that the state of California, the administration, yourself, the Natural Resources Agency are really doing the good work to try to save the environment for the next generations to come.

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Well, let's zoom into California because we've had a pretty moderate wildfire season.

So the, the story that I would like to share is what's happening in California.

That particular administration, and I got to talk with Geneva Thompson, who's the Deputy Secretary of Tribal Affairs for the California Natural Resources Agency, and I was really inspired.

I had read already about what was happening, specifically this tribal nature-based solutions program that got an infusion of $100 million.

That's impressive for tribes to, to actually reacquire title to land.

It's pretty broad.

But because of that, yesterday we were also participating in California Natural Resources Agency's 30 by 30 Partnership Summit.

So that's actually where I wanted to start this episode.

Tell us a little bit about the summit.

Enter nature-based solutions.

As Secretary of the California Natural Resources Agency, Wade Crowfoot is responsible for identifying nature-based solutions and putting them into state policy.

He spoke at a Bioneers conference.

California is one of the world's biodiversity hotspots.

At the same time, an energy transition that is changing the world.

I'm Wade Crowfoot, California Natural Resources Secretary, and I'm pulling back the curtain.

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The proclamation has also directed the Governor's Office of Emergency Services to expand accessible public communications in relation to severe weather, emergency alerts, power outages, and more.

California Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot said that the state is taking steps now to protect communities from a potentially historic El Niño because they know how serious these weather extremes driven by climate change can be.

Officials are mobilizing partners to safeguard people, infrastructure, and natural resources before the worst storms arrive.

Now, if you are a regular listener to AccuWeather Daily, then you certainly know about El Niño being a climate pattern that occurs when ocean temperatures near the equator in the central and eastern Pacific rise above historical average for a longer period.

As we worked our way through this project, we heard so many passionate voices of community members throughout the San Joaquin Valley who were speaking up for the river, for the watershed, and for the people who call this place home.

As a state parks employee, I couldn't help but wonder, are we speaking for these places with the same passion? What are we doing to support these landscapes and communities? On a clear, sunny spring day in Sacramento, I spoke with the director of California State Parks, Armando Quintero, on the 14th floor of the California Natural Resources Agency building.

You'd think a building of this size in the state capitol's downtown would disconnect you completely from the natural landscapes of California.

In reality, quite the opposite is true.

But we have another state agency called the ocean protection council, and they're sort of the policy lead under the governor's office.

And then the, what is that? California natural resources agency is, And they did their own evaluation and suite of recommendations on all of these petitions.

They really looked at that environmental justice piece and what the tribes wanted, had conversations with those tribal leaders and actually recommend advancing some of those tribally led petitions and some others with this climate lens, understanding like we're in this crazy marine heat wave with a pending El Nino issue.

I don't think I remember the water dipping below 60 degrees all winter.