The Amador-El Dorado Forest Forum's
February meeting will feature guest speaker
Leana Weissberg
,
California
director at
American Forests
.
Founded in 1875,
American Forests
is a national nonprofit advocating for careful and science-based strategies to manage and conserve forests.
American Forests
helped to create the
National Forest System and Civilian Conservation Corps
and helped to advance the field of urban forestry.
Weissberg will give an overview of American Forests' California reforestation portfolio.
American Forests'
California
program has two main focal areas within the field of reforestation: holistic postfire implementation and strategic efforts to address pinch points in the reforestation pipeline. Our work includes postfire reforestation on the Eldorado and Sequoia national forests, a reforestation-specific workforce development program and coordinated, cross-boundary efforts to increase nursery infrastructure, seed supply and workforce.
The meeting is planned for
Wednesday, Feb. 21
, with social hour at
6 p.m.
and dinner at
6:30 p.m.
Hosting the event will be the
J&R Logging Events Center
,
7520 Mt. Aukum Road
,
Somerset
. Attendees are advised to turn in on the south side of
D'Agostini Reservoir
and drive straight back to the parking area.
Dinner, including beverages is offered for
$15
per person. The menu is white wine garlic mustard chicken, rice, salad and chocolate mousse cake.
Those interested in attending should RSVP by emailing
Diane Dealey Neill
at dianedealeyneill@gmail.com or by calling (530) 417-1960 by
5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19
.
Upcoming Forest Forum
events
March 20
: Dinner meeting with speaker
Leisel Finley
, local rancher, virtual fencing;
Amador County
location TBD
April 17
: Dinner meeting with speaker and location TBD
May 4
: Annual field tour and picnic; topic and location TBD
June 1
:
CA Tree School
day-long education event for forest landowners and those interested in forestry. Registration is required for the
Placerville
event. For more information email
Kim Ingram
at kcingram@ucanr.edu.
