California Groundbreakers

** This conversation was recorded on June 4, 2019 ** Wildfire Season is here! (Although in California, it’s now almost year-round, right?) To find out how the Golden State is planning for it, we talked with the man who is now responsible for a lot of those fire management and firefighting efforts — Wade Crowfoot, California’s new Secretary for Natural Resources. He’s in charge of CAL Fire and the Departments of Water Resources, Fish and Wildlife, and Parks and Recreation. Basically, Crowfoot is making a lot of the decisions about what happens on California lands — and what should happen to those lands in this age of climate change. Listen to Crowfoot explain what he’s planning for forest management, wildfire preparedness and firefighting efforts, and what will be different about Wildfire Season 2019. PODCAST PLAY-BY-PLAY * O to 4:40 minutes - Intro to California Groundbreakers * 4:40 min - Welcome to Wade Crowfoot's favorite places that show off California's natural resources at its finest * 7 min - How