Come out and help prepare for a critically needed prescribed fire within the Caples Creek Roadless Area (an area recommended for wilderness designation by the Forest Service). The Caples Ecological Restoration Project, located about 1 hour 45 minutes east of Sacramento, is one of the largest prescribed fire projects ever proposed in the Central Sierra. [...]
April 30, 2019 - The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors approved the passage of Ordinance 5101 - Vegetation Management and Defensible Space [View Ordinance 5101]. Learn more about the ordinance here [Link], including a 4/9/19 presentation on the draft version of the ordinance [Link]
Preliminary Environmental Assessment 30-Day Public Comment Period Open for Twofer Fuels Reduction Project Placerville and Pacific Ranger Districts, Eldorado National Forest A preliminary Environmental Assessment (EA) has been prepared for the Twofer Fuels Reduction Project, which is available for public review and comment. Learn more about the public comment period and how to comment. The legal [...]
Restoring pattern to frequent fire forests with variable-density thinning: implementation and initial outcomes Lecture by Dr. Eric Knapp, US Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station Thursday May, 2, 2019, 1:00-2:00 Asmundson Hall "Big Hannah" (Room 242), University of California, Davis Come learn about how researchers utilized historical stand structures to guide a 'variable density' thinning [...]
Spring 2019 SCALE Meeting The Sierra Institute will be hosting the spring edition of the biannual Sierra to California All-Lands Enhancement (SCALE) project meeting in Jackson, May 30-31, 2019. In addition to discussions of pressing issues for advancing collaborative forest restoration, this will be an excellent opportunity to about the work of local forest collaborative, Amador-Calaveras Consensus Group, [...]
The Stanislaus National Forest, Pacific Southwest Research Station, Rocky Mountain Research Station, and Phoenix Energy invite you to attend: BIOCHAR AND BIOMASS FIELD DAY MAY 8, 2019, 9 am - 2 pm Lakemont Salvage sale, near Arnold, CA (Refer to map in the event flyer) View Flyer Come learn about: Converting dead timber to biochar [...]
View the recently published newsletter from the Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network Content includes FAC Net freebies, wildfire ordinance lessons learned, spring burning, volunteers, and more. Hot Off the (FAC Net) Press Put your FAC skills to the test and claim a free #fireadapted sticker (the new, 2019 one!) by taking our New Quiz: How Well [...]
Prescribed Fire on Private Lands Workshop | May 17-18 Location: Blodgett Forest Research Station, Georgetown, CA A two-day workshop designed for landowners and managers looking to gain skills in prescribed fire planning and implementation. Opportunity to see first hand lands actively managed with prescribed fire. Click here for the meeting flyer. Register now. Space is [...]
Please join us for the 2019 Sierra Nevada Watershed Improvement Program Summit and Sierra Nevada Conservancy Board Meeting (March 6-7, Cameron Park) March 6 | 1:00 - 5:00 | Summit March 7 | 9:00-3:00 | SNC Board Meeting Click here to register and learn more about the event 2019 Watershed Improvement Program Summit In Their [...]
Join us for a public discussion about fire prevention (Jan 31, Feb 5, & Feb 7) Event Flyer Fire season is now a year-round reality in El Dorado County and its surrounding areas. The tragic Camp Fire is but the latest example of the devastation from a wildfire out of control. But did you know: [...]