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North Bay Area Events

Prescribed Fire Training with Napa, Solano, and Yolo PBAs

To support prescribed fire in the region, Napa, Solano, and Yolo PBAs have teamed up to offer virtual and in-person prescribed fire trainings. Trainings will cover the following topics: fuel types, burn windows, burn plans, safety, prescribed fire operations, taking weather, and radio communications. 

Date and Time: there are several dates and times available, please see the flyer for more information. 

Format: Virtual webinars followed by in-person trainings. Note: participation preference is given to residents of Napa, Solano, and Yolo counties, but all are welcome. 

Cost: Free

Register Here: https://yolorcd.org/rxfire-training-2024/

Prescribed Fire Training

North Coast Area Events

Fall Queer Burn Training 

The Fall Queer Burn Training is a 4-day immersive campout at fancyland, a community-minded queer land project on Whilkut land, situated a half hour inland from Arcata, CA. This is an opportunity to learn together while working on different aspects of beneficial burning: site preparation, pre- and post-fire monitoring for cultural and ecological resources, and, if weather conditions permit, live fire training. 

The focus of this training is working with fire as a tool and partner in overtopped oak woodland management, with an emphasis on being in the right relationship to the land’s ecological and cultural history in order to deepen our connection to the place. It is an opportunity to learn about and with fire together with other 2SLGBTQIA+ people. Inspired by WTREX training exchanges centering women fire workers, there will be opportunities for people marginalized in the fire workforce to build skills and work toward certifications.

There will also be a prep work party for people who are local to Eureka on August 24th from 9 AM - 5 PM, including chainsaw training and training in cutting prep lines. 

You can contact Cleo Woelfle-Hazard or fancylandproject@gmail.com to sign up and get directions, it's 30 minutes from Arcata, CA. For additional information about these events, see the linked survey. 

Date and Time: September 18 - 22, 2024 and/or October 4 - 7, 2024

Format: In-person

Location: Fancyland, east of Arcata in Humboldt County

Cost: $50 - 600 sliding scale

Register: https://surveys.ucanr.edu/survey.cfm?surveynumber=43310 

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Central Coast Area Events

Central Coast Good Fire Fair

Let's talk about good fire!

Learn the how/where/why about the entities who currently use fire on the landscape in the region, such as California State Parks, CAL FIRE, Indigenous groups, and the Central Coast Prescribed Burn Association. 
 
Activities include:
  • Kid zone
  • Learn how to safely build, tend and extinguish a campfire
  • Watch piles and redwood understory burn live (most likely between 11am-1pm)
  • Food trucks
  • Booths and educational demonstrations
  • Learn how to make your home more resilient to wildfire
  • Test your fire knowledge and win door prizes!

This event is sponsored by the UCANR Fire Network and California State Parks. 

For more information contact Barb Satink Wolfson: bsatink@ucanr.edu

Date and Time: October 5, 2024 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM PST

Format: In-person

Location: Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park

Cost: $10 State Parks parking fee applies for all vehicles

Register: N/A

Central Coast Good Fire Fair flyer, containing details about the event and the contact information of the organizer