Prescribed Fire

Lines of fire burn through a carpet of dried pine needles on a forest floor

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Prescribed burning helps store forest carbon in big, fire-resistant trees

November 20, 2025

By Kara Manke

Evidence shows that frequent fire — through practices like prescribed fire or Indigenous cultural burning — can improve forest health and reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire.

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Redwood Fuels Mitigation Study Tour

May 14, 2025

The Redwood Fuels Mitigation research project tested six fuels treatments to explore the benefits and tradeoffs of different fuels management strategies for managing wildfire risk in the redwoods. The findings from this project will be crucial for helping forest stewards adapt to increasing fire…

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San Benito County Weed Management Area Annual Ranchers Seminar

November 20, 2025

By Fadzayi E Mashiri

San Benito County Weed Management AreaA County, State, Federal and Private Partnership24th Annual Continuing Education Seminar for RanchersTuesday, December 2, 20258:00 am – 1:00 pm.The Veterans Memorial Building649 San Benito St. For Information call 831-205-3125~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~…

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A prescribed fire lighter watches low flame move across a grassy slope with large trees in the background

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Community invited to observe prescribed fire training in El Dorado County

October 16, 2025

By Barbara Satink Wolfson

California’s second Forester Prescribed Fire Training Exchange event will occur Oct. 26–Nov. 1 near Georgetown, El Dorado County. The public is invited to observe scheduled burns.

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Fire Information Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara County LinksSanta Barbara County Fire Department Fire Prevention Education, Wildland Hazard and Building Codes, Fire Safety Council, and more local, state, county, and federal informational linksSanta Barbara County Fire Safe Council - promoting wildfire safety across the county…

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At Mendocino Grape Day event, Chris Chen engages with local growers

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Advisor Chen works for resilient future for viticulture in Northern California

April 14, 2025

By Matthew Barnes

Christopher Chen, UC Cooperative Extension integrated vineyard systems advisor for Lake, Mendocino and Sonoma counties, works to ensure that the vineyards that produce the region’s world-renowned wines can thrive amid the challenges of climate change, wildfires and water scarcity.

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Central Sierra: Calendar

UC Central Sierra programming includes virtual and on-line training as well as in-person classes and workshops in Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, and Tuolumne Counties.

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Fire

How to connect with Fire Director, Lenya Quinn-Davidson, and fire resources.

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Fire Workshops

Where to find past and upcoming fire workshops

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Prescribed Fire for Foresters

The Prescribed Fire Workshop in 2020 provided attendees with the skills to develop smoke management plans, increase understanding of liability and permit development, and highlight management examples along with upcoming opportunities and policy changes.

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