Join the UC ANR for a virtual meeting to hear results from a study investigating how livestock grazing influences fire safety. They will also discuss development of a Prescribed Burn Association in San Benito, Monterey, and Santa Cruz counties.

This 1-hour workshop will provide updates on two grants related to fire:

• UCCE San Benito County has been conducting research on how much forage/fuels livestock consume in counties across California, and how grazing influences fire safety in the State. They will share results from the study. This research is supported by a grant from the California Cattle Council.
• UCCE San Benito County and the RCD of Monterey County (RCDMC) were recently awarded a CAL FIRE grant to develop a Prescribed Burn Association (PBA). They will discuss next steps to develop a PBA in San Benito, Monterey, and Santa Cruz counties; new collaborative burning and potential research opportunities with CAL FIRE; and working with a burn boss to lead your prescribed burn on private or public land.

Speakers will include Devii Rao (UCCE), Jamie Tuitele-Lewis (RCDMC), Jonathan Pangburn (CAL FIRE), Phil Dye (Prometheus Fire Consulting), and Felix Ratcliff (LD Ford, Consultants in Rangeland Conservation Science).