Climate Change in Our Watershed – SSU Event
Bring researchers into your classroom and give students a window into the process of scientific inquiry. Join us for an informal chat with scientists from Sonoma State University and Sonoma Water studying how climate change is affecting the Russian River Watershed. Come explore this fascinating topic through both an academic and applied lens while hearing about […]
Carbon Storage & Cycling – SSU Event
Bring researchers into your classroom and give students a window into the process of scientific inquiry. Join us for an informal chat with researchers using data from the National Ecological […]
Presentation from Dr. Sasha Berleman on Prescribed Fire Projects
Taking Action for Living Systems is inviting the Forest Working Group to attend the Diamond Mountain to Mark West Natural Enterprise Complex planning meeting on April 7, 3-4pm. Dr. Sasha […]
Community invited to Sonoma County’s climate action and resiliency town hall
Community invited to Sonoma County's climate action and resiliency town hall En español Register Here The County of Sonoma will host a virtual climate action and resiliency town hall from 5:00 […]
Healthy Planet, Healthy People – SSU Event
How does the health of the globe connect to global health? Some of the ways climate change may effect your health are obvious, smoke and heat illness to name a few. […]
Traditional Use of Fire: With Margo Robbins of the Yurok Tribe
Thurs., Mar. 25, 7–8:30pm Free of charge on Zoom Hosted by the Sonoma Land Trust Join us for a Language of the Land presentation featuring Margo Robbins, co-founder and executive […]
Community Fire Destruction In Extreme Wildfires: A Home Ignition Problem
Seminar by Dr. Jack Cohen, Missoula Fire Sciences Lab March 18, 2021, 1pm-3pm, Online via Zoom Join us for an introductory session to Dr. Cohen's research on structural ignition and its role in fueling wildfires in the Wildland-Urban interface. Dr. Cohen will be presenting on pre-ignition efforts and their effectiveness at protecting communities like ours […]
March Members Meeting – Forest Working Group
Hosted by: Sonoma County Forest Conservation Working Group Location: Online. Zoom video conferencing link is provided in the agenda. Description: Monthly meeting for the membership to discuss all Working Group business. Agenda 3-18-21_SCFCWG_Meeting_Agenda Recording https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8dtEC49ejM
In-Person Pile Burn Workshop with Pepperwood Preserve
The Pepperwood Preserve is planning a remote pile burn workshop on Saturday March 13th, 10am-12pm. Learning objectives of the workshop include: The importance of fuels management. How to construct a burn pile. […]
February Members Meeting – Forest Working Group
OnlineHosted by: Sonoma County Forest Conservation Working Group Location: Online. Zoom video conferencing link is provided in the agenda. Description: Monthly meeting for the membership to discuss all Working Group business. Special speaker at this meeting is Peter Lecourt, Forest Manager for Pacific Union College and Board Member of the Napa Communities Firewise Foundation. His presentation, “Pacific […]
January Members Meeting – Forest Working Group
Hosted by: Sonoma County Forest Conservation Working Group Location: Online. Zoom video conferencing link is provided in the agenda. Description: Monthly meeting for the membership to discuss all Working Group business. This month, we draft our 2021-2022 Two Year Work Plan. The plan will be adopted in February. Agenda 1-21-21_SCFCWG_Meeting_Agenda Recorded Meeting Video https://youtu.be/MBXo991xACc
Post-fire Recovery Workshop for Forest & Rural Landowners
OnlineJoin friends of the Sonoma County Forest Conservation Working Group in a virtual workshop designed to provide forest landowners and other rural landowners with the training and resources they need to heal their land post-fire. Presenting: Assessing Tree Damage and Mortality: Michael Jones, PhD, UCCE Forestry Advisor for Sonoma, Lake, and Mendocino Counties Erosion Concerns […]