2 weeks Ago By Daily Republic Staff
WINTERS — A spring burn season kickoff event is scheduled for Monday. The Solano and Yolo prescribed burn associations are hosting the event to "bring together PBA members, residents, and local prescribed burn practitioners to discuss upcoming burns and training opportunities, fire permitting updates, leadership opportunities, and participate in an interactive training activity." The kickoff, 5 to 7 p.
m., is happening at 820 Walnut Lane in Winters. Anyone interested in prescribed fire is welcome to attend including private landowners, community members, and interested volunteers.
Reserve a spot by going to www.tinyurl.com/Y-S-PBA-spring .
"This is a potluck event. Attendees are encouraged to bring a dish. Hot dogs, snacks and non-alcoholic drinks will be provided.
"This is an excellent opportunity for local residents to engage with local PBAs to learn more about prescribed fire opportunities in Solano and Yolo counties," organizers said. The prescribed burn associations are community groups with the goal of using “good fire” on the ecosystem to manage invasive weeds, mitigate extreme wildfire, and promote a healthy ecosystem. They create partnerships between neighbors, members of the public, and relevant agency officials to build capacity and training about how to properly and safely use prescribed fire as a land management tool, and then to implement the burns.
"Unlike high-intensity wildfires, prescribed burning is the controlled application of fire under preplanned management objectives and precise environmental conditions. In addition to managing wildfire risk, prescribed burning is a cost-effective management tool that can be used to maintain and generate desired native vegetation and benefit rangeland," organizers said. To learn more, go to www.
tinyurl.com/yolo-pba or contact Bailey Adams, Yolo PBA coordinator, at [email protected] , or call 530-661-1688 (office) or 510- 828-5445 (cell).
To learn more about the Solano PBA, go to www.solanorcd.org/projects-and-programs/wildfire/pba , or contact Elizabeth Davis, Solano PBA coordinator, at elizabeth.
[email protected] , or call 707-678-1655 ext 110 (office)..
