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1. Pre-Burn Biological Resource Surveys (FIRE1)
Wildfire Fuel Mitigation
1. Pre-Burn Biological Resource Surveys (FIRE1)

Audience: All burn crew members, burn bosses, and burn plan authors 

Covers nesting bird survey protocols applicable to Santa Clara County habitats, identification of special-status plants and wildlife likely to occur in South Bay burn units, and...

10. Cultural Burning Awareness: History, Practice, and the Modern Legal Framework (FIRE10)
Wildfire Fuel Mitigation
10. Cultural Burning Awareness: History, Practice, and the Modern Legal Framework (FIRE10)

Audience: All PBA members, community volunteers, and interested public 

An introductory workshop on the history and ecology of cultural burning in California, the distinction between cultural burns and prescribed burns under current state law, and...

11. Paleontological Resource Awareness for Burn Practitioners (FIRE11)
Wildfire Fuel Mitigation
11. Paleontological Resource Awareness for Burn Practitioners (FIRE11)

Audience: Burn crew members and burn plan authors working in geologically sensitive areas 

A focused add-on module frequently paired with cultural resource awareness training. Prescribed burns in the foothills and coastal ranges of Santa Clara...

2. Regulatory Compliance for Burn Operations (FIRE2)
Wildfire Fuel Mitigation
2. Regulatory Compliance for Burn Operations (FIRE2)

Audience: Burn bosses, burn plan authors, SCCFSC staff, and landowners 

Provides a working overview of the key environmental and regulatory frameworks that intersect with prescribed burn planning in California. Topics include CEQA categorical...

3. Habitat and Fuels Assessment Literacy (FIRE3)
Wildfire Fuel Mitigation
3. Habitat and Fuels Assessment Literacy (FIRE3)

Audience: Burn crew members, burn plan authors, and land managers 

Teaches participants to read vegetation maps and understand fire behavior by fuel type, with a focus on plant communities common to Santa Clara County including annual grasslands,...

4. Invasive Species Dynamics in the Burn Context (FIRE4)
Wildfire Fuel Mitigation
4. Invasive Species Dynamics in the Burn Context (FIRE4)

Audience: Burn crew members, land managers, and post-burn monitoring leads 

Examines the relationship between prescribed fire and invasive species at the landscape scale, covering pre-burn conditions that predict invasive flushes, species commonly...

5. Post-Burn Ecological Monitoring Protocols (FIRE5)
Wildfire Fuel Mitigation
5. Post-Burn Ecological Monitoring Protocols (FIRE5)

Audience: Burn crew members, land managers, volunteers, and resource agency staff 

Provides hands-on instruction in basic post-burn biological response monitoring methods including vegetation recovery transects, photo point documentation, wildlife...

6. Eyes in the Field: Environmental Awareness for Prescribed Burn Volunteers (FIRE6)
Wildfire Fuel Mitigation
6. Eyes in the Field: Environmental Awareness for Prescribed Burn Volunteers (FIRE6)

Audience: Community volunteers, general burn crew members, and non-specialist participants 

A half-day community-facing workshop designed for burn crew members with no prior biology or environmental training. Participants learn to recognize active...

7. Cultural Resource Awareness for Prescribed Burn Practitioners (FIRE7)
Wildfire Fuel Mitigation
7. Cultural Resource Awareness for Prescribed Burn Practitioners (FIRE7)

Audience: All burn crew members, burn bosses, and PBA volunteers 

A foundational course covering what qualifies as a cultural resource in the California regulatory context, including archaeological sites, tribal cultural sites, historic...

8. Section 106 and CEQA Cultural Resource Requirements: What Burn Practitioners Need to Know (FIRE8)
Wildfire Fuel Mitigation
8. Section 106 and CEQA Cultural Resource Requirements: What Burn Practitioners Need to Know (FIRE8)

Audience: Burn bosses, burn plan authors, SCCFSC staff, and landowners 

A compliance literacy course covering when cultural resource surveys are triggered under federal and state law, how the California Historical Resources Information System...

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