January 6, 2023 - The University of California Cooperative Extension invites owners of forest and oak woodland affected by recent fires in Mariposa, Madera, and Fresno counties to enroll in a Post-fire Forest Resilience workshop, taking place February 1, 2023, through March 17, 2023.  Zoom meetings with all participants and presenters will take place once a week on Wednesdays from 6:00 p.m. -7:30 p.m. starting Wednesday, February 1^st. Field trips on Thursday, March 16^th and Friday, March 17^th will take participants to the footprints of the Creek and Oak Fires to observe fire impacts and the effects of post-fire management activities. 

The goal of the workshop is to connect landowners to information, resources, and professionals to help them manage their own land post-wildfire. The workshop will address increasing disturbances in Sierra Nevada Forests and the associated ecological and management implications, post-fire issues including hazard trees, erosion, and fuels, dead tree and biomass removal, reforestation, control of competing vegetation and invasive plants, and landowner assistance programs specific to the fires of focus and the geographical region. Participants will utilize online resources on their own time to complete learning modules.

The cost of the seven-week workshop is $25. Registration information can be found at https://ucanr.edu/post-fireworkshops.

For additional information or questions, please contact Daylin Wade at dawade@ucanr.edu.

Source: University of California Cooperative Extension