Prescribed Fire on Private Lands Workshop
Various locations and dates: All workshops cancelled or postponed.
These workshops are designed for landowners and managers looking to gain skills in prescribed fire planning and implementation. The first day will consist of classroom lecture, instruction, and exercises. Those with a second day will include a field trip to view lands actively managed with prescribed fire and take part in a prescribed fire, permit / weather allowing.Save the Date! For four upcoming workshops on using prescribed fire on private lands in March 2020.
March 13th: UC Cooperative Extension Office, 1710 Soscol Avenue, Suite 4, Napa, CA (one day workshop) Napa Rx Fire Workshop flyer_March2020 final
March 19th & 20th: McCay Hall in Cathey’s Valley Park, 2820 State Hwy 140, Cathey’s Valley, CA (classroom day 3/19, burn day 3/20). Prescribed Fire Workshop Flyer 3-19-20
March 24th: El Dorado National Forest office conference room, 100 Forni Road, Placerville, CA (burn day in Georgetown in April) 2020 Spring Prescribed Fire Workshops
March 25th: Glenn County Farm Bureau - 831 5th Street - Orland, CA 95963 View Rx fire workshop flyer >
March 26th: Auburn City Fire Department, Station #1, 485 High Street, Auburn (burn day in Georgetown in April) 2020 Spring Prescribed Fire Workshops
Workshop Topics:
Prescribed fire as a management tool
Cultural burning
Permitting and legal considerations
Cal Fire’s Vegetation Management Program
Fire weather forecasting / online tools
Air quality and smoke management
Prescribed burn associations
Local fire history
Fire terms and fire behavior
Burn plan development
Burn unit preparation
Tools and equipment
Registration:
A small fee is required to cover lunch/costs.
Register for March 13th at http://ucanr.edu/prescribedfiremarch13 .
Register for the 19th/20th at http://cemariposa.ucanr.edu
March 24th or 26th at http://ucanr.edu/2020rxworkshop.
March 25th at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/prescribed-fire-on-private-lands-workshop-orland-tickets-97794683531
For more information. For questions, contact Susie Kocher, sdkocher@ucanr.edu (530) 542-2571.
