Cal. Public Resources Code § 4799.03

(a) The director shall work cooperatively with other public agencies of local, state, and federal government to encourage such agencies to undertake forest resource improvement work and otherwise accomplish the purposes of this chapter. The director is authorized to enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with such agencies to provide: (1) Technical assistance. (2) Necessary supervisorial personnel. (3) Tree seed, tree cuttings, or seedlings. (4) Necessary equipment. (5) Such other assistance as may be necessary and appropriate to accomplish the purposes of this chapter. (b) In carrying out the provisions of this chapter, the director shall cooperate with the Employment Development Department, the California Conservation Corps, the Cooperative Extension, resource conservation districts, industry, and other interested agencies or persons for the purpose of training needed workers and facilitating wherever feasible the creation of forest resources improvement work opportunities. The department or other state agencies are authorized to utilize state lands for the purposes of carrying out needed training pursuant to this subdivision. (c) The director shall also endeavor to work cooperatively with other persons and public agencies to provide opportunities for voluntary, unpaid forest resources improvement work by persons who may be interested in volunteering for such work.