Program Schedule
*Preliminary Schedule – Subject to Change

9:00am-9:15am
Welcome Remarks, Introduce Speakers
Claire McAdams, FLC Board President

9:15am-9:45am
A History of Prescribed Fire in California and the Development of Prescribed Burn Associations
Lenya Quinn-Davidson, Area Fire Advisor, University of California Cooperative Extension, and Director, Northern California Prescribed Fire Council

9:45am-10:15am
Using Prescribed Fire as a Tool to Reduce Wildfire Risk and Manage Woodlands in Siskiyou County
Lyndsey Lascheck, Forestry and Fuels Project Manager, Shasta Valley Resource Conservation District (SVRCD) and Siskiyou Prescribed Burn Association (SPBA)

10:15am-10:30am
Break – Visit Silent Auction Site

10:30am-11:00am
Fuels Reduction and Data Collection at Blodgett Forest – Impacts and Effectiveness of Prescribed Fire  
Ariel Roughton, Research Forests Manager, Berkeley Forests

11:00am-11:30am
The Role of Certified and Insured Burn
Bosses in Planning and Administering
Safe Prescribed Burns
Scot Steinbring, Insured Burn Boss and Both
CAL FIRE and USFS Certified Burn Boss

11:30am-12:00pm
How Fire Safe Councils Bring Agencies, Communities and Local Forest Landowners Together to Better Improve Overall Community Fire Safety
Laura Dyberg, Mountain Rim Fire Safe Council (MRFSC)

12:00pm-12:30pm
Panel Discussion Between the Speakers and Response to Questions from the Virtual Audience

12:30pm-1:30pm
Lunch (on own)
Virtual Field Day Tour – Parik Tree Farm
Video will play during lunch.

1:30pm-2:00pm
Legislative Update – Status of Forestry-Related Bills in the Current Legislative Session
Brian White, KP Public Affairs

2:00pm-2:15pm
Closing Remarks
Claire McAdams, FLC Board President

2:15pm-2:45pm
FLC Business Meeting, Elect Board Members
Claire McAdams, FLC Board President