Recovering From Wildfire Meeting October 28

Recovering From Wildfire

Resources for Private Landowners

Recovering from Wildfire workshop 10-28-15 – press release

Flyer Butte fire Workshop 10-28-2015 (1)

October 28th, 2015

9:00a.m. –4:00 p.m.

San Andreas Town Hall

24 Church St, San Andreas, CA

18250 Main Street Jamestown, CA 95327

Workshop Objectives:

To increase understanding of role of wildfire in forest development and change, post-fire issues and treatment options and to provide information on post-fire treatment cost-share programs, tax issues and professional assistance for post-fire treatments for private landowners.

Who Should Attend:

Woodland and forest landowners affected by the Butte Fire, anyone interested in the future of forests after wildfire, staff and decision makers with state, local, federal and tribal agencies concerned with forest management, defensible space, and water quality.

8:45 – 9:00 Check in, refreshments

9:00 – 9:10 Welcome

9:10 – 9:50 Forest Development /Post-fire management issues and treatment options – Susie Kocher, University of California Cooperative Extension

9:50 – 10:30 Post-fire Rehabilitation and Regulations on private land– CalFire

10:30 – 10:45 Break

10:45 – 11:30 Fire in California’s Oak Woodland – Doug McCreary, University of California, Natural Resource Specialist, Emeritus

11:30 Lunch (lunch is on your own. Bring a sack lunch or visit a local eatery)

12:30 – 2:20 Working to carry out post-fire treatments

 Role of Registered Professional Forester –, Consulting forester

 Burned Oaks Which will Survive? / Oak Regeneration – Doug McCreary

 Improving Annual Rangelands & Weed Management – Scott Oneto, University of California Cooperative Extension

 Road Treatments –

 Reforestation After a Fire on Private Lands – Mark Egbert, El Dorado County & Georgetown Divide Resource Conservation District

2:20 – 3:00 Post-fire tax procedures – Larry Camp, Forest Landowners of California

3:00 – 3:40 Landowner assistance

 Working with Your Local Fire Safe Council –

 Cost share programs – Amy Rocha, Natural Resources Conservation Service

 Cost share programs – CalFire Land Owner Assistance Programs

3:40 – 4:00 Wrap-up

Workshop is FREE, however seating is limited.

Register online at ucanr.edu/buttefireworkshop or call 530-621-5502.

Sponsored by: UC Cooperative Extension, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Amador Resource Conservation District, Amador Fire Safe Council

For more information: Contact Scott Oneto (209) 223-6834 sroneto@ucanr.edu

Should you need assistance or require special accommodations for any of our educational programs, please contact us at 530-621-5502.

The University of California working in cooperation with County Government and the United States Department of Agriculture.

The University of California Division of Agriculture & Natural Resources (ANR) prohibits discrimination or harassment of any person in any of its programs or activities (Complete nondiscrimination policy statement can be found at http://ucanr.edu/sites/anrstaff/files/176835.pdf). Inquiries regarding ANR’s non-discrimination policies may be directed to Linda Marie Manton, Affirmative Action Contact, University of California, Davis, Agriculture and Natural Resources, 2801 Second Street, Davis, CA 95618, (530) 750-1318.

Amy Rocha

USDA-NRCS

District Conservationist

Jackson Local Partnership Office

Serving Amador, Calaveras & Tuolumne Counties

12200 B Airport Road

Jackson, CA 95642-9527

(209) 223-6535