Wade Crowfoot

Welcome and thanks for joining From the Source, all about unfiltered conversations with leaders guiding our future in the Golden State.

I'm Wade Crowfoot and we have a special guest today who is Joe Tyler.

Joe Tyler is the Chief and Director of CAL FIRE, which is the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

He's a colleague and a friend of mine.

You know, it was a great event.

I think I was appointed by Secretary of Natural Resources, Wade Crowfoot, to this partnership coordinating committee probably four years ago now.

And, you know, I'm always heartened when I go to these summits and the other 30 by 30 events to hear how favorably folks look upon cattle ranchers as stewards of our state's lands.

You get a tendency among environmental groups and some other folks to believe that they will perceive us as the enemy because we do fight against a lot of environmental groups in the state and federal legislature.

And because of these practicability standards will nevertheless be eligible for for direct loss compensation in the unfortunate circumstance that they lose livestock to wolves.

So we were pleased with the amendments we got to that bill.

And that was, as you mentioned, signed by the governor yesterday, just before he had that fireside chat with Secretary of Natural Resources, Wade Crowfoot.

Senator Blakespear was in the building for that signing.

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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California Governor Gavin Newsom and California Secretary for Natural Resources Wade Crowfoot touted California's environmental wins today, even as the future of ecological and health in the country remains up in the air.

KPFA's Chelsea Jones reports.

Governor Gavin Newsom is in San Francisco this week for the California 30x30 Partnership 2026 Summit.

On Tuesday, he joined California Secretary for Natural Resources Wade Crowfoot for a conversation about state conservation efforts.

Newsom and Crowfoot both recently attended Climate Week NYC, during which both men participated in events focused on ecological restoration, climate change, and international partnerships.

However, Crowfoot says there is always room for improvement, noting that California is top in the world for green energy, but lags when it comes to preserving nature.

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.

Newsom is also directing state agencies to prepare for potential effects like flooding or landslides by fast-tracking permitting.

Wade Crowfoot is California's Secretary of Natural Resources.

The governor is very clear that right now it's important to... reduce any bureaucratic delays, cut any red tape in getting this work done.

State leaders are also prepared to ask the federal government for aid if local emergencies demand federal assistance.