Post-fire Wildland Recovery Workshop 2022
UCCE San Diego hosted a two-day workshop on post-fire recovery and the impacts of GSOB in affected Southern California wildlands. A webinar was hosted on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, with a field site visit in the Green Valley area the following week, Wednesday, March 2, 2022.
The webinar portion was virtual and the field site visit was in-person. UCANR COVID protocols were followed during the field site visit.
Registration:
Free, RSVP required. The event is now over. Thanks for your interest!
Webinar agenda:
10 AM - 3 PM
- Values at Risk and Postfire Assessment
- Erosion Control, Sediment Control, and Slope Stabilization
- Revegetation and Invasive Plant Management
- Effects of Fire on GSOB and Other Invasive Tree Pests
- Short-term and Long-term Postfire Recovery
Download webinar agenda by clicking here (PDF).
Webinar presenters:
- Max Moritz, Fire Ecology Specialist (UCCE)
- Jamie Uyehara, Natural Resources and Planning Officer (US Forest Service)
- Barbara Tejada, Cultural Resources Program (California State Parks)
- Mark Mendelsohn, Biologist (Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, National Park Service)
- Pete Robichaud, Research Engineer (US Forest Service)
- Rich Casale, Certified Professional Erosion and Sediment Control Specialist (Santa Cruz RCD)
- Valerie Zara, Engineering Geologist (Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board)
- Chris McDonald, Inland and Desert Natural Resources Advisor (UCCE)
- Kathleen Delos Reyes, Forestry Assistant (LA County Fire)
- Jim Hartman, Deputy Agricultural Commissioner, IPM Division (LA County ACWM)
- Thierry Rivard, Director of Mountain Forestry (TreePeople)
- Tom Scott, Natural Resources and Wildlife Specialist (UCANR and UC Riverside)
- Joelene Tamm, GSOB and cultural burning Graduate Researcher (La Jolla Tribe Environmental Department and UC Riverside)
- Tom Smith, Forest Pathologist and Entomologist (CALFIRE)
- Steve Bear, Resources Officer and Forestry Specialist (US Forest Service)
- Brad Shaffer, Director of La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science (UCLA)
- Lisa Gonzales-Kramer, Environmental Scientist (Cuyamaca Rancho State Park)
- Joseph Algiers, Restoration Ecologist (Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, National Park Service)
Webinar recording on YouTube:
Watch the recorded webinar by clicking here. Webinar is divided into individual panel videos.
Webinar text-based Q&A:
Download webinar Q&A by clicking here (PDF).
Field site visit agenda:
10 AM - 2 PM
- GSOB Impacts and Treatments
- Fire, Post-fire Recovery, and GSOB
Bring brown-bag lunch, mask, water, hat, sunscreen, closed-toe shoes, long pants (for poison oak and other hazards). UCANR COVID protocols will be followed at all times, and wearing a mask is required to attend.
Download field site visit agenda by clicking here (PDF).
Field site visit leads:
- Vilius Zukauskas, Forester (US Forest Service)
- Kim Corella, Forest Pathologist and Entomologist (CALFIRE)
- Beatriz Nobua-Behrmann, Julie Clark, and Annika Nabors (UCCE)
Additional Information:
For additional information, please contact Annika Nabors (ajnabors@ucanr.edu).