We work to bring fire and people back together.
OUR MISSION
The mission of the Northern California Prescribed Fire Council is to serve as a venue for practitioners, state and federal agencies, academic institutions, tribes, coalitions and interested individuals to work collaboratively to promote, protect, and expand the responsible use of prescribed fire in Northern California's fire adapted landscapes.
OUR PURPOSE
To provide a focus for issues and concerns regarding prescribed burning in Northern California.
To facilitate communication and the exchange of information regarding the benefits and shortcomings of prescribed burning.
To provide a forum where all interested parties may participate in meetings and share in the benefits from the information generated by this Council.
To promote public understanding of the benefits of prescribed burning and the role of fire in ecosystems.
To promote safety, training, and research in the art and science of prescribed fire.
To provide a forum for discussions on prescribed fire practices, regulations, and policies and a means to ensure the use of prescribed burning.
To promote and facilitate an increase in the responsible use of prescribed fire as a management tool in Northern California.
WHO WE ARE
Lenya Quinn-Davidson, Director
University of California Cooperative Extension
Eureka, CA
Jeff Kane, Steering Committee Chair
Humboldt State University
Arcata, CA
Steering Committee:
Nick Goulette, Watershed Research and Training Center
Hugh Scanlon, retired CAL FIRE Unit Chief
Norb Szczurek, North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District
Will Harling, Mid Klamath Watershed Council
Bill Tripp, Karuk Tribe
Jamie Tripp, US Forest Service
Dennis Martinez, Indigenous Peoples' Restoration Network
John Sprague, CAL FIRE
Yana Valachovic, UC Cooperative Extension
Jeremy Bailey, The Nature Conservancy
Alex Miyagishima, Bureau of Land Management
Brian Wilson, North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District
Debra Harris, North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District
Eamon Engber, National Park Service
Tom Garcia, National Park Service
Mathew Cocking, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Ed Smith, The Nature Conservancy - California
The Northern California Prescribed Fire Council is made possible through the time and energy of its Steering Committee members and their organizations; the support and contributions of Council participants; and funding from the Fire Learning Network.
The Fire Learning Network (FLN) is a cooperative program of the Forest Service, Department of the Interior agencies—Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Fish and Wildlife Service and National Park Service—and The Nature Conservancy. The partnership has a ten-year proven track record of helping to restore our nation’s forests and grasslands and to make (human) communities safer from fire.
