The Eel River Recovery Project and the Northern Mendocino Ecosystem Recovery Alliance are hosting a free community event at Harwood Hall in Laytonville on March 29 to celebrate, motivate, and educate Mendocino County locals about the groundswell of forest health work happening in the region.
A growing network of groups, tribes and practitioners are changing the way we approach forest management, organizing among watersheds and neighborhoods for fire protection, and using large grant programs to collaboratively restore ecosystem vitality through thinning and the use of good fire.
The Forest Health Extravaganza is an opportunity to meet experts working in the field, learn about the exciting work happening in our forests and watersheds, and find out how to bring vital restoration and fire protection resources to your own neighborhood.
This year’s Forest Health Extravaganza will begin with a keynote address by Margo Robbins, co-founder of the Cultural Fire Management Council and Yurok tribal member, who was featured in the recent documentary “Firelighters.”
The Extravaganza Program includes a report back to the community by ERRP about the ambitious Tenmile Watershed Forest Health Project, funded by a $5.9 million grant from CalFire, that is bringing together dozens of local landowners on over 900 acres to restore and protect woodlands in the Tenmile drainage.
On another panel, local watershed groups and the Mendocino County Fire Safe Council will share success stories from across the county in their efforts to create firewise communities that “survive and thrive in our wildfire prone environment.” A third panel will feature Burn Boss Scot Steinbring of Torchbearr, Calfire MEU Chief Brandon Gunn, and other prescribed and cultural fire practitioners to share knowledge, resources and opportunities for integrating fire into restoration and ongoing land stewardship.
The following day, Sunday, March 30, ERRP will lead a site visit to the Vassar Ranch unit of the Tenmile Forest Health Project. If conditions are favorable, Torchbearr will conduct a hands-on burn at the unit. The community is welcome to join.
The Forest Health Extravaganza is free and open to all community members. Local nonprofits and the Cahto Tribe will have info tables, with many opportunities for networking and making local connections. Lunch and dinner will be served at no cost to attendees.
For more information please contact Extravaganza Coordinator Alicia Bales at [email protected] or Eel River Recovery Project Executive Director Pat Higgins at [email protected]
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