- Author: Grace Dean
Last month, the UC ANR Forest Stewardship program hosted a presentation in collaboration with California American Forests, CALFIRE, and the U.S Forest Service concerning reforestation efforts throughout the state. Below are key takeaways from the May 16th webinar, along with insight into a Cone Collection field day held June 16th.
The webinar began with a presentation from Bridget Mulkerin, California Cone Corps manager for American Forests.
- Author: Kim Ingram
According to the USDA Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) 2019 report for California, 179,446 acres of forestland convert to non-forest use (such as subdivisions for residential or commercial development) annually. While that may seem like a relatively small number compared to the 31+ million acres of forestland overall in California, it means a great deal if that land is next to yours.
For 32 years, the USDA Forest Service and CAL FIRE have collaborated with forest landowners and other partners to preserve over 117,000 acres of forest lands in California through the Forest Legacy Program. The goals of the...
- Author: Grace Dean
Carol Fall is a local landowner and Assistant Chief for the Trinity Center Volunteer Fire Department.
Check the volunteer fire station, is she there? If not, one might find Carol Fall steering the neighborhood elk away from her garden…again. She's a big proponent of enjoying wildlife, but the elk? They can be a bit of a nuisance. It's something Fall is used to: Carol and her husband have managed their forty acres in Trinity County for over thirty years. Speaking with her means glimpsing into Trinity-specific forest management needs; especially those which improve the wildfire resiliency of forests and living spaces. As the Assistant Chief of the Volunteer Fire Department, Fall is an expert in...
- Author: Linda Forbes
Reposted from the UC ANR Employee News
Field day offers demonstrations, practical advice for landowners
In 2020 a team of UC Agriculture and Natural Resources land management experts began hosting a series of forest stewardship workshops for landowners. The team added a special online session focusing on targeted grazing in December 2021...
/h2>- Author: Kim Ingram
“We all have a strong emotional attachment to the land and so that's the thing that drives us to work hard to maintain it and keep it healthy.”
For those of us within UC ANR who are actively involved with the Forest Stewardship Education Initiative, this participant's comment comes as no surprise. Participant's in the workshops are highly motivated, driven by various goals and objectives, to manage their forests or oak woodlands. UC ANR's goals are to educate forest landowners to better understand, manage and protect their forests by developing a forest management plan, implementing vegetation management projects, engaging...