Land owners and agencies involved in managing forest stands to improve forest health and reduce fire hazard need to acknowledge potential impacts on wildlife and their habitats. In a workshop, participants will be provided with basic information on wildlife habitat requirements and how to maintain habitat values while improving forest health and reducing fire hazard. This workshop will help forest landowners and others involved in forest management to design and implement practices that balance wildlife needs, forest health and fire hazard reduction.

This workshop is being sponsored by UC Cooperative Extension, UC Berkeley’s Center for Forestry, CAL FIRE Forest Stewardship Program, California Department of Fish and Game and US Fish and Wildlife Service. The workshop instructors are Richard Harris, a forestry specialist with the University of California, Lorna Dobrovolny and Tim Nosal, Environmental Scientists with California Department of Fish and Game and Ted Beedy a Wildlife Biologist.

The Balancing Wildlife Needs, Forest Health and Fire Hazard Reduction in Mixed Conifer Forests workshop will be offered in two locations. The first workshop will be held Thursday, Nov. 12 at the UCCE / Agriculture Department Conference Room at 12200B Airport Road in Jackson. The second workshop will be offered Friday, Nov. 13 at the Tuolumne County Ambulance Facility located at 18440 Striker Court in Sonora. Both workshops run from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The cost is $10, which includes refreshments and handouts. For additional information and registration materials call Scott Oneto at the UC Cooperative Extension office at (209) 533-5695.

Registration can also be done online at www. cetuolumne. uc davis.edu.