CCST Annual Report 2019

Overview

For over 30 years, CCST has been making California’s policies stronger with science. As an organization created via the Legislature to convene a network of experts across disciplines and institutions, CCST is uniquely qualified to provide impartial expertise that extends beyond the resources or perspective of any single institution.

In 2019, CCST held a series of expert briefings on wildfires in California, covering four main topics: emerging technologies for real-time wildfire response, forest management practices, environmental impacts of wildfires, and the uses of woody biomass from wildfire mitigation.

2019 also marked our 10th year of the CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellows program, placing PhDs directly into legislative offices and committees. In a major expansion for the program, CCST Science Fellows will be placed into Executive Branch offices as well as Legislative Branch placements, beginning with the 2020 class.

Read about these important developments, view photos from Science & Technology Week, and find more details about our Board of Directors and financials in the full report.