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California Forest Stewardship Workshop: San Luis Obispo County

Register now for a California Forest Stewardship Workshop:
San Luis Obispo County
Online beginning August 27th–October 22nd 2024 and
in-person Saturday, September 21st in
San Luis Obispo County

Join the workshop to understand and protect your forests by developing a Forest Management Plan. Topics include:

Forest management objectives and planning
Forest health, insects and disease
Forest and fire ecology, wildlife, watersheds
Fuels reduction and forest resource marketing
Mapping, inventory and silviculture
Project development & permitting
Getting professional help and cost-share opportunities

 

Participants will utilize online resources on their own time to complete learning modules and short activities. Zoom meetings with all participants and presenters will take place once a week on Tuesdays, 6-7:30pm. The in-person field day will cover silviculture, forest inventory and mapping activities. Participants who complete the workshop will be eligible for a free site visit with a California Registered Professional Forester.

Registration for the workshop is $60. Sign up now at:
http://ucanr.edu/forestryworkshops/ 
Scholarship funding for registration fee is available.
For questions, contact Kim Ingram, kcingram@ucanr.edu .