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Above-average wildfire season feared in California
Smoke Management: Preparing and Informing the Public (Lessons from SWA Fire Season 2011) Webinar will be presented by Emily Irwin and Josh Hall on April 17, 2012. For more information visit International Association of Wildland FireClick here to register.
Preventing the Introduction and Spread of Invasive Weeds Workshop 2012
Sonora: Monday, April 9, 2012; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Truckee: Wednesday, May 2, 2012; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Event Details: Participants will gain an understanding of how to incorporate prevention best management practices and guidelines into work in the construction, aggregate production and maintenance fields. Valuable resource and materials, available at the workshop will assist participants in environmental stewardship planning and saving money by stopping invasive weeds before they move into a new area.
Intended audience: transportation managers, quarry managers, engineers, project planners and public/private land managers.
Register for a workshop today at: http://ucanr.org/registration2012preventionworkshops. The workshop is free, but registration is required due to space limitations.
Native Plants and Pollinators of Loney Meadow A walk with Dr. Robbin Thorpe
Friday, June 22, 2012; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Meeting Place to carpool: Sierra Discovery Trail on Bowman Lake Rd, Off Hwy 20
Bring: Lunch, water, insect repellent, sunscreen and wear suitable footwear. No Dogs Please.
For more information please call Kathy Van Zuuk, Plant Ecologist, Tahoe National Forest 530-478-6243
Download the Agenda for the 6th meeting of the Northern California Prescribed Fire Council. March 28-29, 2012 in Chico, CA
2012 INTER-AGENCY WILDLAND FIRE PREVENTION EDUCATION MITIGATION CONFERENCE
The Interagency Fire Prevention/Mitigation/Education Conference will begin on Tuesday, March 20th, 8:00am and will end at 5:00 pm on Thursday, March 22th. The location will be in Southern California at the Pala Spa and Resort, 11154 Highway 76, Pala, California 92059.
The conference is open to all agencies, departments and organizations with fire and public safety responsibilities. Persons with prevention/mitigation, all risk duties and involvement with Fire Safe Councils, Firewise Communities are strongly encouraged to attend.
It is imperative that participants register by March 14th, as a few of the courses on the agenda will have limited space and will be offered on a first-come, first-serve basis. Although, there are no tuition fees, lodging and travel costs must be paid by the attendee or their sponsoring agency.
For more information visit: 2012 Interagency Wildland Fire Prevention Education Mitigation Conference
Download your copy of the USDA's Responding to Climate Change in National Forests: A Guidebook for Developing Adaptation Options
This guidebook contains science-based principles, processes, and tools necessary to assist with developing adaptation options for national forest lands. The adaptation process is based on partnerships between local resource managers and scientists who work collaboratively to understand potential climate change effects, identify important resource issues, and develop management options that can capitalize on new opportunities and reduce deleterious effects. Because management objectives and sensitivity of resources to climate change differ among national forests, appropriate processes and tools for developing adaptation options may also differ.
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Above-average wildfire season feared in California
Smoke Management: Preparing and Informing the Public (Lessons from SWA Fire Season 2011) Webinar will be presented by Emily Irwin and Josh Hall on April 17, 2012. For more information visit International Association of Wildland FireClick here to register.
Preventing the Introduction and Spread of Invasive Weeds Workshop 2012
Sonora: Monday, April 9, 2012; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Truckee: Wednesday, May 2, 2012; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Event Details: Participants will gain an understanding of how to incorporate prevention best management practices and guidelines into work in the construction, aggregate production and maintenance fields. Valuable resource and materials, available at the workshop will assist participants in environmental stewardship planning and saving money by stopping invasive weeds before they move into a new area.
Intended audience: transportation managers, quarry managers, engineers, project planners and public/private land managers.
Register for a workshop today at: http://ucanr.org/registration2012preventionworkshops. The workshop is free, but registration is required due to space limitations.
Native Plants and Pollinators of Loney Meadow A walk with Dr. Robbin Thorpe
Friday, June 22, 2012; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Meeting Place to carpool: Sierra Discovery Trail on Bowman Lake Rd, Off Hwy 20
Bring: Lunch, water, insect repellent, sunscreen and wear suitable footwear. No Dogs Please.
For more information please call Kathy Van Zuuk, Plant Ecologist, Tahoe National Forest 530-478-6243
Download the Agenda for the 6th meeting of the Northern California Prescribed Fire Council. March 28-29, 2012 in Chico, CA
2012 INTER-AGENCY WILDLAND FIRE PREVENTION EDUCATION MITIGATION CONFERENCE
The Interagency Fire Prevention/Mitigation/Education Conference will begin on Tuesday, March 20th, 8:00am and will end at 5:00 pm on Thursday, March 22th. The location will be in Southern California at the Pala Spa and Resort, 11154 Highway 76, Pala, California 92059.
The conference is open to all agencies, departments and organizations with fire and public safety responsibilities. Persons with prevention/mitigation, all risk duties and involvement with Fire Safe Councils, Firewise Communities are strongly encouraged to attend.
It is imperative that participants register by March 14th, as a few of the courses on the agenda will have limited space and will be offered on a first-come, first-serve basis. Although, there are no tuition fees, lodging and travel costs must be paid by the attendee or their sponsoring agency.
For more information visit: 2012 Interagency Wildland Fire Prevention Education Mitigation Conference
Download your copy of the USDA's Responding to Climate Change in National Forests: A Guidebook for Developing Adaptation Options
This guidebook contains science-based principles, processes, and tools necessary to assist with developing adaptation options for national forest lands. The adaptation process is based on partnerships between local resource managers and scientists who work collaboratively to understand potential climate change effects, identify important resource issues, and develop management options that can capitalize on new opportunities and reduce deleterious effects. Because management objectives and sensitivity of resources to climate change differ among national forests, appropriate processes and tools for developing adaptation options may also differ.
An Invitation
The Fire Safe Communities Association is a broad public forum in which to identify common concerns and issues, share experiences, explore creative ideas, reduce overhead through shared capabilities, and propose, develop, and implement flexible solutions to reduce the wildfire hazard in our local communities.
Rural areas of California and other locales have proven that a grassroots response to wildfire preparedness can be positively inpacted by local action with the development, growth and successes of local Fire Safe Councils and other groups such as Firewise Communties, Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPPs), and Community Disaster Preparedness Plans. These efforts have created strong partnerships among the critical stakeholders in these local areas, not just to address fire suppression issues, but the broad areas of disaster preparedness, interagency communications, coordination of emergency response, and long term disaster planning.
But while this local response is effective, there is also a need for a statewide, or even nationwide, collaboration and support. The FSCA has been created in order to fill this need. We invite you to join us.
Rural areas of California and other locales have proven that a grassroots response to wildfire preparedness can be positively inpacted by local action with the development, growth and successes of local Fire Safe Councils and other groups such as Firewise Communties, Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPPs), and Community Disaster Preparedness Plans. These efforts have created strong partnerships among the critical stakeholders in these local areas, not just to address fire suppression issues, but the broad areas of disaster preparedness, interagency communications, coordination of emergency response, and long term disaster planning.
But while this local response is effective, there is also a need for a statewide, or even nationwide, collaboration and support. The FSCA has been created in order to fill this need. We invite you to join us.
