Hello all,
We held a successful first zoom meeting with Tuolumne and Calaveras County residents interested in forming a prescribed burn association on July 1st (please see attached notes). We decided to move forward with an in person meeting at Columbia College to check out recent burns and equipment and talk about next steps in forming a prescribed burn association.
When: Wednesday August 11th, 2021 8:00 – 11:30 am
Where: Columbia College, Sonora, CA
Meeting Description:
Prescribed fire is a critical tool for managing working rangelands and forests in the Sierra Nevada. This in person meeting will convene those interested in carrying out burns in Tuolumne and Calaveras counties to learn more about prescribed fire and next steps for forming a prescribed burn association.
Who should attend:
Tuolumne or Calaveras county residents interested in:
- Using prescribed fire on their own property
- Working with neighbors to increase the use of prescribed fire in the area
- Finding out more about prescribed burning and prescribed burn association
Meeting Topics
- Looking at areas recently burned with prescribed fire at Columbia College
- Burn planning and permitting
- Tools and personal protective equipment
- Next steps for forming a PBA
Registration
Please register for the workshop at http://ucanr.edu/pbameeting. There is no cost for the workshop but registration will help with workshop planning.
For more information:
Please contact Susie Kocher, sdkocher@ucanr.edu .
Also, please check out the California PBA website at http://calpba.org.
Please feel free to share this announcement with others you think may be interested.
Susie Kocher, Forestry Advisor, Registered Professional Forester #2874
University of California Cooperative Extension – Central Sierra (El Dorado, Calaveras, Amador and Tuolumne Counties)
Al Tahoe Learning Center – 1100 Lyons Avenue
Phone: 530-542-2571, sdkocher@ucanr.edu