Forestry Field Day 09/13/2023
We will meet at the landowners property with registration beginning at 8:30 a.m. with the program beginning at 9:00 a.m. We will discuss Managing Forestland for Wildlife, Harvesting Timber & Timber Stand Improvement, Oak Regeneration & Forestry for Birds, Forest Invasive Species, and Cost Share Programs. The event is free with lunch provided and wrapping…… Continue reading →
RCD No-Cost Chipping Program Gaining in Popularity 08/23/2021
The Resource Conservation District (RCD) of Santa Cruz County got a jump start on a key piece of its forest health programs just a year after the worst fire on record in the county. The RCD reached out to landowners in the wildland urban interface (WUI) to get involved in its No-Cost Chipping program this…… Continue reading →
2017 fire season costs exceed $2 billion 10/03/2017
By Mike Beacom Summer 2017 may be remembered years from now for its devastating hurricanes, but it has also proven to be yet another record-setting fire season. Federal wildfire spending has increased steadily over the past three decades, but even more rapidly over the past five years. Two years ago, the Forest Service spent a…… Continue reading →