COMMITTEE PURPOSE

Prescribed Burn Advisory Committee provides technical expertise to the CCRCD, makes recommendations for action to the CCRCD Board of Directors, and provides a public forum for discussion of technical issues that impact the CCRCD’s role and responsibilities related to the CCRCD’s Prescribed Burn Program.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

• Mike Dvorak: CCRCD Board Member - confirmed
• Wendy Harrison: Head of local CA Naturalist Program, retired State Park Interpreter – confirmed
• Dennis Buns: Contract Fire Behavior Analyst, retired Forest Service – confirmed
• Additional positions pending.

OUTREACH EVENT

• July 30th from 11:30am - 1pm at the San Andreas Public Library
• Coordination of the event funded by the SNC Forest & Fire Capacity Building grant
• First of a series of events on Forest & Fire topics.

The CCRCD board voted to approve the formation of a Prescribed Fire Ad Hoc Committee at the March 2024 board meeting.

The ad hoc committee is to present a feasibility study for the CCRCD becoming active practitioners of prescribed fire in our community at the May 2024 meeting containing:

• Overview of prescribed fire - benefits and conservation objectives
• Mother Lode Prescribed Burn Association history
• Other RCDs doing prescribed fire (e.g. Placer RCD)
• Liability concerns
• Burning season
• Required equipment
• Training
• Funding opportunities

The Prescribed Fire Ad Hoc Committee contains the following members:

• Mike Dvorak (chair/board member)
• Julia Marsili (board president)
• John Osbourn (board member)
• Ben Cook (associate director)
• Trina Walley (executive director)
• Claire Rappaport (community member)

Please reach out to Mike Dvorak if you have any input on making more prescribed/good fire a reality in Calaveras County.