Upcoming Events
Fall 2020 Prescribed Fire on Private Lands Workshop
Dates and locations coming soon.
Workshop Topics:
- Prescribed fire as a management tool
- Cultural burning
- Permitting and legal considerations
- Cal Fire’s Vegetation Management Program
- Fire weather forecasting / online tools
- Air quality and smoke management
- Prescribed burn associations
- Local fire history
- Fire terms and fire behavior
- Burn plan development
- Burn unit preparation
- Tools and equipment
These workshops are designed for landowners and managers looking to gain skills in prescribed fire planning and implementation. The first day will consist of classroom lecture, instruction, and exercises. Workshops with a second day will include a field trip to view lands actively managed with prescribed fire and take part in a prescribed fire, permit / weather allowing.
Registration with a fee is required. Registration will open this summer.
For more information. For questions, contact Susie Kocher, sdkocher@ucanr.edu (530) 542-2571.
Prescribed Burn Treatments
Managing fuels around your home and property is an essential part of living with fire. Fuel management helps to reduce the risk of ignition around your home and property while creating safer conditions for emergency responders during fire.
Careful use of Prescribed Fire is an effective way to remove fuel from your property. Burning (hand or mechanically stacked) piles or broadcasting fire across the landscape can safely reduce fuel stocking and mimic natural wildfire processes. While there are risks, many can be mitigated by planning and working with your local fire agencies.
More than 70 plots were monitored in seven Plumas County communities before, and after fuel reduction treatments.
