The Nevada Fire Safe Council Annual Membership Meeting- April 17th and 18th, 2009

The Nevada Fire Safe Council’s 2009 Membership Meeting is free and open to the public.  Chapter leaders and members are encouraged to attend.  Thanks to the generosity of State Farm Insurance and Farmer’s Insurance, NVFSC will be able to provide a travel stipend for chapters traveling to the meeting.  For more information, email or call  Terry at (775) 884-4455.

Full Agenda of the NVFSC 2009 Membership Meeting
Map to the Grand Sierra Resort

Highlights:

Solving the Wildfire Crisis and Protection Communities
Dr. Thomas Bonnicksen, Professor Emeritus of Forestry Science, Texas A&M University.

Healthy Forests Issues
Gail Durham, Nevada Division of Foresry

Partner Updates
Bureau of Land Management
US Forest Service – LTBMU
US Foreest Service – Humboldt Toiyabe
Nevada Division of Forestry
Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team
Sierra Fire Protection District

Chapter Leader Work Sessions
2008 Lesson Learned
2009 Risk Mitigation Project Planning
Wildland Fire Awareness Event Planning

Living with Fire
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Living with Fire DVD with Ed Smith, UNR Cooperative Extension

03.22.09 – Underwood on Australia’s Fires (Western Institute for the Study of the Environment)

Some commentary on this article from NVFSC Partners and Members:

“The attached article is a profound reminder of what each of you are already very aware of. I don’t believe that we can wait any longer for more catastrophies to occur, as continues in CA  and Nevada over recent years. Calls for action are essential if anything is to occur on a scale necessary to make a difference in our state. If politics and unreasonable approaches to resource management by some federal agencies continue to be fronted, Nevada has no choice but to make its voice heard collectively and loudly to challenge these proposals.  The same is true of other western states. What can we do to make a difference beyond where we are today?” – JM

“Whew! The attached article is pretty direct and pretty poignant. I would advise disbursing it throughout the membership. It may be worth printing and leaving at the April meeting for all to pick up at their leisure.” – BW

Wildfire smoke may have decreased lake clarity (Tahoe Daily Tribune)

10.16.08 – When it comes to forest soil, wildfires pack a 1-2 punch (USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station)

UN Report – Forestry can create 10 million jobs (CNN.com)