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Angeles National Forest

Copper, Ranch, and Sayre Fires Restoration Strategy

The Angeles National Forest and National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Partnership

In 2016, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) undertook a cooperative partnership with the
U.S. Forest Service – Region 5 and the Angeles National Forest (ANF) to address the impacts of the
Copper, Ranch, and Sayre Fires in a holistic way that will lead to compounded benefits for the impacted
landscapes and watersheds. For this partnership, the Forest Service dedicated approximately $17 million
for planning and restoration projects in the lands burned and affected by the Copper, Ranch, and Sayre
fires.

The Restoration Strategy serves as the guiding document to aid the ANF and its partners in focusing, and
ultimately implementing, projects that advance post-fire restoration in an ecologically meaningful and
measurable way. The Restoration Strategy outlines the goals and objectives of the ANF for the fire
restoration work, and highlights potential actions toward reaching those goals. Focus areas described
within this document will be targeted in the initial phases of restoration; however projects outside of
these areas may be considered depending on their alignment with the strategic goals of the program.
Refinements to the Conservation Strategy may be completed as additional information is gathered and
project success is evaluated.

Figure 1. Angeles National Forest and the three focal fires for this program

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