Tag: Forests
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Working in the Woods: Jobs in Forests, Fires, and Wood Innovation
Restoring health to Sierra forests is a big job. This salon highlights what kinds of careers are available in a growing forest economy – from fire mitigation to forestry to making wood and biomass into innovative products. Our speakers discuss not only emerging career pathways, but also what forest-based work…
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When Fire Helps: Scaling Prescribed Burning Across the Sierra
Free and open to the public upon registration. Space is limited. Refreshments will be provided Sierra forests once burned regularly. Naturally occurring and human-managed fires knocked back brush and dead trees, released seeds, and prevented catastrophic burns from destroying ecosystems. After decades of mismanagement and fire suppression, our forests are…
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Wood Innovations: Building a Regenerative Sierra Economy through Forest Restoration
We can’t restore healthy and fire-resilient forests in the Tahoe Truckee region without facing a critical bottleneck: a lack of places that can process felled timber and other hazardous material thinned from the woods. In this salon, we will explore how this challenge can be turned into an opportunity –…
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Pile Burns Continue Along Highway 28
The Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District continues to whittle away at forest fuel and will be pile burning in two areas off Highway 28.
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Restoring Tahoe’s Forests Through Targeted Health Treatments
The journey to revitalize the Tahoe Basin’s forests is a collective effort, and it’s rooted in science, respect for nature, and a profound appreciation for the stunning landscapes that define our region.