We are so excited to be joined by Taj Hittenberger, Forest Stewardship Ecologist with Point Blue Conservation Science, who will be speaking to us about prescribed fire in Northern California!

Details: This presentation will begin with a general background on fire ecology of California and the history of cultural burning and fire suppression. The speaker will then lead us through an overview of prescribed burning in California and a case study that will exhibit how to plan and implement a prescribed burn on private lands. Finally, he will highlight Point Blue’s current work supporting prescribed and cultural fire, especially with community-based prescribed burn associations (PBAs) that are becoming more common across Northern California. There will be opportunities to for attendees to ask questions!

An excerpt from Taj’s Point Blue bio: “As Fire Stewardship Ecologist, I work in close collaboration with local partner organizations to expand regional capacity around prescribed and cultural burning for a wide variety of social and ecological benefits in many of California’s fire-adapted ecosystems. I assist landowners and managers in planning and conducting ecologically informed prescribed burns on private lands, and work with Point Blue staff to develop applied research and monitoring projects that analyze ecological responses to fire and provide regionally-specific guidance to fire practitioners in the safe, effective use of prescribed and cultural fire.”

Learn more about the speaker and his work with Point Blue here.

Once you register through the link below, you will be sent a confirmation email containing a Zoom link for the talk. We look forward to having you with us!