UC Cooperative Extension 2008 Forestry Workshops
Funding Provided by CALFIRE's Forest Stewardship Program
Every year the University of California offers workshops and education events focused on the general themes of forest ecology and land stewardship. This year, two different types of workshops are planned. Here are some that will be of interest to landowners in Trinity County.
The first is a lecture series called Recognizing and Managing Healthy Forest Ecosystems on various topics of current interest that will be presented in collaboration with Shasta College. The lectures will be presented by scientists and experts who are familiar with the natural and social ecology of Northern California between August 20 and October 22, 2008 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Shasta College’s University and Health Sciences Campus Community Room, Downtown Mall, 1400 Market Street, Redding, CA. There is a $5 registration fee per session or $10 if registration is not received 7 days prior to each lecture. You may choose as many lectures as you would like since each will be self-contained.
Lecture A- August 20, Elements of Forest Sustainability
Lecture B- August 27, Wildfire and Forest Health, Carl Skinner
Lecture C- September 3, Watersheds, Water and Endangered Fish
Lecture D- September 10, Natural Resource Economics
Lecture E- September 24, Wildlife and Wildlife Management
Lecture F- October 1, Climate Benefits of Forest Management
Lecture G- October 22, Community-based Natural Resource Management
The second is a One Day Forest Road Risk Assessment and Management Workshop for Trinity County that will be held in Weaverville on September 13, 2008, from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm. This is a follow-up to the very successful Forest Landowners Workshop held last November. This year’s workshop will include an afternoon out in the woods with the experts looking at examples of forest roads. The morning session’s speakers will provide information about forest road fundamentals, design suggestions, stream crossings, funding for retrofits and why roads fail. This is an opportunity to learn about your property and to ask professional resource managers and specialists questions. There is a $15 registration fee for this one-day workshop. $20 if not received 7 days prior to the workshop. Fee includes materials, lunch and snacks.
To read about the lecture series go to our website and you can register for these workshops at
http://groups.ucanr.org/Forest or contact Sherry Cooper at (530) 224-4902.
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