Reposted from UC ANR news
A team of California and Nevada fire scientists have produced a booklet with step-by-step guidance on retrofitting an existing home to be more resilient to fire.
Susie Kocher, UC Cooperative Extension forestry and natural resources advisor and co-author of the new guide, said some homeowners feel powerless to protect their homes against California's increasing wildfire threat.
California's Forest Practice Rules were created in 1973 with the goal of protecting public resources and emphasizing the importance of planning for sustainable resources management. For small, private forest landowners, preparation of a full Timber Harvest Plan (THP) can sometimes be much more than is needed to accomplish the goals and objectives for their timberland. According to David Haas, CAL FIRE San Bernardino Unit Forester and Forest Practice Inspector for San Bernardino, Inyo, & Mono Counties, in certain situations, using exemptions allows forest landowners to do a range of...
Reposted from the UC ANR News
New certification program will increase opportunities for prescribed fire across California
A group of 19 experienced prescribed burners are gathered in Eureka this week to become certified as prescribed fire burn bosses. The group is the first cohort to participate in the California State-Certified Burn Boss course, part of a certification program that was mandated by legislation in 2018, but...
Reposted from the UC Irvine News
Irvine,...
Late last month, we held a Prescribed Fire on Working Landscapes workshop near Colfax, culminating in a small broadcast burn on the Edwards Family Tree Farm. As we prepared to ignite the burn, our instructor emphasized that the dry winter and early spring had resulted in fire conditions that were more like early June than late March. Last night, after I finished working in the office, I decided to try to burn some brush at our home place near Auburn....
