Released February 1, 2010
DAVIS, Calif. – A conference on Pre- and Post-Wildfire Forest Management for Ecological Restoration and Fire Resiliency will be held Feb. 9 – 11 at the McClellan Park Lecture Theater in Sacramento. The event is sponsored by the University of California Cooperative Extension and the USDA Forest Service.
More than 300 scientists, forest managers, environmental organizations and interested members of the general public will meet to discuss the management of forested land before and after wildfire. Presentations will focus on conifer forest types common to the Sierra Nevada and Cascade ranges.
Some of the questions that will be addressed include: What forest conditions result when active reforestation efforts are undertaken? What happens when no intervention occurs? What are the consequences for wildlife, watershed conditions and vegetation?
"Forest management is a controversial subject," said Mike Chapel, USDA Forest Service regional forester's representative. "At the conference, we will review current science and public opinion, then begin a dialog about future forest management options."
The conference will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday, and 8 a.m. to noon on Thursday. The events will be held in the McClellan Park Lecture Theater at 3305 James Way and the adjacent Lion’s Gate Garden Pavilion at 5640 Dudley Blvd.
For registration, meeting agenda, directions and other details, see http://groups.ucanr.org/wildfire2010. Registration for the three-day conference and poster session is $100 and includes two lunches and conference materials. For more information, contact Sherry Cooper at (530) 752-1581 or shcooper@ucdavis.edu.
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Contact: Pam Kan-Rice, (510) 206-3476, pskanrice@ucdavis.edu
