SOFAR Collaborative

Next Meeting: TBD

2025 Collaborative meetings: 1:30-3:30pm on Zoom, unless otherwise noted

Next Meeting: This page will be updated when the next meeting is scheduled

December 11, 2024 
Agenda | Video | Presentation Slides | Updated SOFAR Actions | 2024 Accomplishments

October 9, 2024

Agenda | Summary (pending) | Video | RCD Presentation Slides

June 12, 2024

Agenda | Summary | Meeting Overview Slides | CWPP Presentation Slides | PWP Presentation Slides

May 8, 2024

Agenda | Presentation Slides | Summary

March 13, 2024

Agenda | Summary | Video | Presentation Slides | Background Materials: Panel Kickoff Video: Caldor Restoration Priorities, Panel 1 Video: Lessons Learned from Catastrophic Wildfires, 2022 Post Fire Restoration Symposium Management Recommendations

February 22, 2024

Agenda | SummaryDraft 2024 SOFAR Goals | Video | Presentation Slides

Landscape Vision Committee

Next Meeting: TBD

Typically meets virtually on the 4th Thursday of the month from 1:00-2:30, unless otherwise noted

Next Meeting: This page will be updated when the next meeting is scheduled

November 21, 2024
Agenda | 2024 Work Plan Achievements DRAFT | Slides | Video | Additional materials for review linked in Agenda

April 25, 2024 

Agenda | Notes

March 28th, 2024

Agenda | Notes

January 25, 2024

Agenda | Notes | Edited SOFAR Draft 2024 Goals

October 26, 2023

Agenda|Notes|Video

June 22, 2023

Agenda|Notes|Conservation Finance Presentation

May 25, 2023

Agenda|Notes|Presentation

March 23, 2023

Agenda|Summary

February 23, 2023

Agenda | Presentation | Notes | Caldor Spotted Owl Habitat Framework | Caldor Mixed Conifer Framework | Caldor Fire Rapid Resource Assessment

Biomass Committee

Next Meeting: TBD

Typically meets virtually on the 4th Thursday of every even month from 11:00-12:30, unless otherwise noted

Next Meeting: This page will be updated when the next meeting is scheduled

October 24, 2024 

Agenda | Biomass Cabin Creek Slides | Biomass Development Opportunity Zone EDC Slides | Summary (pending)

April 25th, 2024

Agenda | Notes | Video

February 22, 2024

Agenda | Video

October 26, 2023

Agenda|Video

August 24, 2023

Agenda | Biochar Panel Slides | Biochar Panel Video | NACW Biochar Slides

June 22, 2023

Agenda | Notes | Placer County May 2023 Biofuels Symposium Presentations | Recording

Previous Meeting April 27, 2023

Agenda | Biomass Projects | Notes

February 23, 2023

Agenda

December 15, 2022

Agenda | Biomass Projects | CalFrame | Video

Collaborative Materials

[Collaborative #44]: December 13, 2023 – Agenda | Summary | Sticky Exercise Outcomes

[Collaborative #43]: October 11, 2023 – Agenda | Summary | Recorded Presentation: Caldor Restoration Priorities

[Collaborative #42]: June 14, 2023 – Agenda| Presentation | Recording |Summary

[Collaborative #41]: April 12, 2023 – Agenda| No Summary

[Collaborative #40]: January 11, 2023 – Agenda | Summary | SOFAR Goals

[Collaborative #39]: November 9, 2022- Agenda| SOFAR Overview|SOFAR Assessment|Summary|Planning Brainstorm Board

[Collaborative #38]: October 12, 2022- Agenda|Summary|Forest Service Presentation|OPWR Presentation|ENF Resilience Strategy|Postfire Restoration Framework GTR-270

[Collaborative #37]: June 8, 2022 – Agenda|Video|Forest Service Presentation|TCSI Presentation

[Collaborative #36]: April 13, 2022- Agenda | Summary

[Collaborative #35]: March 9, 2022- Agenda | Notes | Achieving Pace through SCALE|Kelsey Fuels Presentation|Video

[Collaborative #34]: January 12, 2022- Agenda | 2021 Goals

[Collaborative #33]: Nov. 10, 2021 at 1:30- Agenda| Summary | Becky Estes Presentation on Post- Fire Restoration- Link to Brief and Link to GTR 270 – Technical Report

[Collaborative #32]: May 12, 2021, 1:30-3:15- Notes| Agenda |2021 SOFAR Goals |

[Collaborative #31] March 10, 2021 – Agenda| 2021 SOFAR Goals | Science Talk Presentation (Part 1|Part 2) | Summary

[Collaborative #30] January 13, 2021Agenda | Summary | Meeting Presentation and Survey Results

[Collaborative #29] November 18, 2020 Agenda | Summary | Eric Knapp Rx Fire Presentation | Red Fir Strategy | SOFAR Charter

[Collaborative #28] October 14, 2020Agenda | Summary | CWPP Update | Focus Area Updates – Camino-Pollock Pines, Chili Bar-Georgetown, Crystal Basin, and Caples Headwaters | Red Fir Strategy

[Collaborative #27] September 16, 2020Agenda | NRCS Funding Presentation Materials: Project Example Video; Forestland Stewardship Newsletter

[Collaborative #26] May 13, 2020Agenda | Summary | Facilitated Learning Analysis (FLA) – FLA ReportAnalysis of conditions | Fire Behavior Assessment Team (FBAT) Fire Effects Report | Caples Full Presentation and Discussion Video | Caples Rx Fire Video Clip 10/8/19

[Collaborative #25] February 12, 2020Agenda | Summary | Science Talk (North) Presentation

[Ad Hoc Land Managers Workshop #2] December 16, 2019Summary

[Collaborative #24] December 11, 2019Agenda | Summary | PG&E Community Wildfire Safety Program (Presentation | FAQ Factsheet) | List of PG&E Supported Equipment in El Dorado County

[Collaborative #23] November 13, 2019 – Agenda | Summary

[Collaborative #22] September 11, 2019Agenda | Summary | Science Talk (Quarles) Presentation

[Collaborative #21] May 8, 2019 – Agenda | Summary | Chili Bar-Georgetown Update Presentation | Focus Area Factsheets (Printer-Friendly): Chili Bar-GeorgetownHeadwaters | SOFAR Communication Plan (May 2019 update)

[Collaborative #20] March 28, 2019 Agenda | Summary | Science Talk (Collins) Presentation | List of Potential Actions (updated 4/24/19)

[Collaborative #19] February 13, 2019Agenda | Summary | SOFAR 2019 Proposed Work Plan | Project Support: List of Potential Actions | Draft Letter of Support

[Collaborative #18] November 14, 2018Agenda | Summary | SOFAR 2018 Progress Report (November Update) |  Revised Collaborative Project Guidelines | Headwaters / Caples Focus Area (Presentation; Map)

[Collaborative #17] September 12, 2018 – Agenda | Summary | SOFAR 2018 Progress Report (August Update) | Presentation: Sly Park to Camino Focus Area | SOFAR Collaborative Project Guidelines (9/12/18)

[Site Visit] June 30, 2018 – Understanding Resilience at Caples

[Site Visit] June 21, 2018 – Fire Adapted 50

[Collaborative #16] June 13, 2018 – Agenda | Summary

[Collaborative #15] May 9, 2018 – Agenda | Summary | Presentation: Mutual Gain | Presentation: Collaboration with NEPA | Presentation (Kusel): Sierra Institute Woody Biomass Program | Presentation (McCoy): Wood to Fuel Pilot

[Collaborative #14] April 11, 2018 – Agenda | Summary | Presentation: Fire Adapted 50 | Presentation: Forest Resilience Bond | Dr. Paul Hessberg Fire Ecology TEDTalk | About Dr. Hessberg | 2014 Paper Co-Authored by Dr. Hessberg: Learning to Coexist with Wildfire

[Collaborative #13] March 14, 2018 – Agenda | SummarySummary – Ad Hoc SOFAR Land Managers Workshop | 2018 SOFAR Work Plan | Presentation – Steep Terrain Hazardous Fuels Treatment

[Ad Hoc Land Managers Workshop #1] February 28, 2018 – Meeting Brief

[Collaborative #12] February 14, 2018 – Agenda | Summary | Draft 2018 SOFAR Work PlanPresentation: CalAm Forestry Group | CalAm Team Bios

[Collaborative #11] January 10, 2018 Agenda | Summary | SOFAR Values + GoalsPresentation: SOFAR Fall Assessment | Presentation: CAL FIRE Forest Health Program Draft Grant Guidelines | Link: CAL FIRE Grants | Presentation: Fire Safe Council Fuels Reduction Projects

[Collaborative #10] November 8, 2017Agenda | Summary | SOFAR Zone Desired Conditions | Presentation: SOFAR Desired ConditionsPresentation: Lake Tahoe West Restoration Partnership | Presentation: Caples Ecological Restoration Project

[Collaborative #9] October 11, 2017 – All day fire field trip – AgendaItinerary map | Longfire progression map | Presentation: Caples Creek Watershed Case Study

[Collaborative #8] September 13, 2017 – Agenda | Summary

[Collaborative #7] August 9, 2017 – Agenda | June Collaborative draft summary (for review and approval) | Presentation: Caples Creek Watershed Case Study

[Collaborative #6] July 12, 2017 field trip – Agenda | North et al. 2009 – GTR 220 | Briefs – CA Fire Science Consortium

[Collaborative #5] June 14, 2017 – Agenda | Summary | Forest Plan Revision Materials

[Collaborative #4] May 24, 2017 – Agenda | Summary

[Collaborative #3] April 26, 2017 – Agenda | Summary

[Collaborative #2] March 22, 2017 – Agenda | Summary

[Collaborative #1] February 22, 2017 – Agenda | Summary

Landscape Vision and Biomass Committee Materials

[Landscape Vision #35] September 30, 2020

[Landscape Vision #48]Oct. 27, 2022- Agenda|TCSI Blueprint Modeling|Notes

[Biomass Work Group #7]Oct. 27, 2022- Agenda|Recording|ARB Presentation

[Biomass Work Group #6] Sept. 22, 2022- Agenda|Video|GSI Presentation|SMUD Feedstock Results|Notes|Results of the GSI/USFS work session

[Biomass Work Group #5] Biomass Meeting: August 25,2022 Agenda|Video|Update on potential biomass processing unit for Caldor Fire recovery|Results of the GSI/USFS work session|Sonoma County Biomass Business Competition Technical Assistance Guide|Renewable Fuels Standard to Reduce the Risk of Catastrophic Wildfire Congressional Letter

[Landscape Vision #47] Landscape Vision Meeting: May 26,2022  – Agenda|TCSI Presentation|Caldor Presentation|Video|

[Landscape Vision #46] Landscape Vision Meeting: April 28, 2022- Agenda|Notes

[Biomass Work Group #4] Biomass Meeting: April 28, 2022 – Agenda|Notes

[Landscape Vision #45] Landscape Vision Meeting: March 24, 2022Agenda | Summary

[Landscape Vision #44] Landscape Vision Meeting: February 24, 2022 from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM – Agenda|Summary| OSU Report on Human Ignitions

[Biomass Work Group #3] Biomass Meeting: February 24, 2022 from 11:00 AM-12:00 PM- Agenda| Business Plan|Summary

[Landscape Vision #43] Landscape Vision Meeting: January 27, 2022 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM – Agenda| Notes

[Biomass Work Group #2] Biomass Meeting: January 27, 2022 from 11:00 AM-12:00 PM- Agenda

[Landscape Vision #35] September 30, 2021[Biomass Work Group #1] December 2, 2021- Biomass Meeting | Agenda | Map|Wisewood Presentation|Summary |

[Landscape Vision #42] December 2, 2021- Landscape Vision Meeting |Agenda|Summary|Stevens et al. 2021|GTR-270

[Landscape Vision #41] October, 28, 2021- Biomass Meeting Notes|Landscape Vision Meeting Notes

[Landscape Vision #40] June 24, 2021- Agenda|Notes

[Landscape Vision #39] May 27, 2021-  Agenda | Biomass WG Notes 3-25-2021 | Landscape Vision Notes 

[Landscape Vision #38] April 22, 2021 — Notes | Agenda | Biomass Infrastructure | Case Study Outline | EDCWA

[Landscape Vision #37] March 25, 2021 – Notes| Agenda | SOFAR Goals | SOFAR Project Form | EDCWA BOR Intelligent Hydroclimatic Info

[Landscape Vision #36] January 28, 2021 – Agenda

[Landscape Vision #35] September 30, 2020

[Landscape Vision #34] August 27, 2020Agenda | Red Fir Strategy v5 ( PDF, Clean Version | Word Doc Track Changes)

[Landscape Vision #33] July 23, 2020Agenda | Meeting Notes | Red Fir Strategy v.4 | Red Fir Strategy Process

[Landscape Vision #32] May 28, 2020Agenda | Meeting NotesRed Fire GIS Analysis Narrative | Red Fir Strategy Analysis

[Landscape Vision #31] March 26, 2020Agenda | Meeting Notes

[Red Fir GIS Meeting] February 27, 2020Meeting Notes

[Landscape Vision #30] January 23, 2020Agenda | Meeting NotesSOFAR Red Fir Strategy External Document (1/10/20)

[Landscape Vision #29] December 12, 2019 –  Agenda | Meeting NotesRed Fir Field Trip Summary Report (updated Oct 2019)

[Landscape Vision #28] September 26, 2019 –  Agenda | Red Fir Field Trip Summary Draft Report | 9/4 LV Committee Notes2018 Land Managers Workshop Summary

[Landscape Vision #27] September 4, 2019 – Red Fir Focus MeetingAgenda | Meeting Notes |  Red Fir Ecosystem Health Concerns | Red Fir Strategy Intent (7/25/19) | Aug 29 Red Fir Field Trip Map

[Landscape Vision #26] July 25, 2019Agenda | Meeting NotesRed Fir and Dwarf Mistletoe Resources | Red Fir Strategy Intent (7/25/19 annotations)

[Landscape Vision #25] June 11, 2019Agenda | Meeting Notes

[Landscape Vision #24] May 31, 2019 Agenda | Meeting Notes

[Landscape Vision #23] April 25, 2019Agenda | Meeting Notes 

[Landscape Vision #22] February 28, 2019Agenda | Meeting NotesFeb 13 Collaborative Summary | List of Potential Actions | Draft Focus Area Fact Sheet Concept Design

[Landscape Vision #21] December 12, 2018  – Agenda | Meeting notes

[Landscape Vision #20] October 25, 2018 – Agenda | Meeting notes

[Landscape Vision #19] August 23, 2018 – Agenda | Meeting notesTCSI Desired Landscape Outcomes

[Landscape Vision #18] June 28, 2018 – Agenda | Meeting notes

[Landscape Vision #17] May 31, 2018 Agenda | Meeting notes

[Landscape Vision #16] April 26, 2018 Agenda | Meeting notes

[Landscape Vision #15] March 22, 2018 – Agenda

[Landscape Vision #14] February 22, 2018 – Agenda

[Landscape Vision #13] January 24, 2018 – Agenda | Meeting notesLandscape Vision Road Map

[Landscape Vision #12] December 13, 2017 Agenda | SOFAR Zone Desired Conditions | Meeting focused on industrial lands desired conditions and Tahoe West process for marrying existing conditions with desired conditions

[Landscape Vision #11] November 14, 2017 – Agenda | Meeting notes

[Landscape Vision #10] October 25, 2017 – Agenda | Meeting notes

[Landscape Vision #9] September 27, 2017Agenda | Meeting notes

[Landscape Vision #8] August 31, 2017 – General Sherman Field Trip Meeting notes | Photo

[Landscape Vision #7] July 26, 2017Meeting notes

[Landscape Vision #6] June 28, 2017Meeting notes | Notes – Desired Conditions | Notes – Spatial Needs

[Landscape Vision #5] May 10, 2017Meeting notes

[Landscape Vision #4] April 12, 2017Meeting notes

[Landscape Vision #3] March 8, 2017Meeting notes

[Landscape Vision #2] February 8, 2017Meeting notes