Supporting California’s Forest Health Goals through Technology Investments
The State of California and FUSE are collaborating to help the Department of Conservation (DOC) stand up a biomass utilization grant program funded through Proposition 4. California's wildfire crisis keeps intensifying, and while clearing woody biomass from forests is a key prevention strategy, the state lacks the infrastructure to process... Read more
Cultivating and Revitalizing Sacramento’s Economy
Working alongside Mayor Kevin Johnson, FUSE Executive Fellow Erika Dimmler played a leadership role in executing the Greenwise Action Plan. Erika brought together key stakeholders throughout Sacramento, including Sac High, Sacramento's public schools, and the city of Sacramento, to build a national prototype for a healthy food and jobs program... Read more
Championing Sacramento as the “Farm to Fork” Capital of America
Sarah spent her fellowship year championing the Sacramento region as the "Farm to Fork Capital of America.” Mayor Kevin Johnson recognized that few places rival the region's resources - natural, economic, historical and political- and that their synergies give Sacramento an extraordinary comparative advantage in fulfilling this collective identity. In... Read more