A one-day workshop hosted by: UC Cooperative Extension Napa County Farm Bureau USDA-NRCS
What do we know about ecosystem recovery after fire? How is fire affected by fuel & weather? What policies and practices are needed to reduce fire impacts?
Agenda
8:00 AM Doors open, sign in, coffee and snacks
8:30 AM Welcome and workshop overview
8:45 AM Natural lands recovery and maintenance for fire prevention, Kate Wilkin, UCCE Forestry, Fire and Natural Resources Advisor
9:25 AM Fire behavior under varying fuel and weather conditions, Barry Biermann, Napa County Fire Chief
10:15 AM Break
10:30 AM Vegetation management tools and options, Panel presentations
11:30 AM Cost share and grant funds for vegetation management practices, Emma Chow, USDA-NRCS and Ben Nicholls, Cal Fire
12:00 PM Lunch, provided with registration
1:00 PM Historic land use and vegetation patterns in Napa Valley uplands
1:30 PM Panel on current policies on land-uses, fire prevention, fire road access and vegetation management
2:30 PM Out-of-the-box policy ideas to reduce wild fire risks to residents and property, Group brainstorming
3:15 PM Summary of policy ideas
3:30 PM Wrap up and next steps
This workshop is a collaboration between UC Cooperative Extension, Napa County Farm Bureau and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Funding for the workshop is provided by a UC ANR Opportunity Grant.