Apr
27

Fire Resources Fair

The Southern Humboldt Fire Safe Council presents a community event about teaming with fire for ecological health and safety on Saturday, April 27. ISF will be represented by Gray Shaw, tabling about biochar with a kiln and samples. This non-commercial event is about fire mitigation and emergency preparedness, not fire suppression. Four Firewise groups and five Fire Safe Councils are on the panel discussion.

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Cruising for Poles- All Day Workshop
Feb
24

Cruising for Poles- All Day Workshop

  • 4681 Seely Creek Road CA, 95560 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Round poles and locally milled wood from sustainably managed forests provide the bones for a simple climate-resilient architecture. As part of a reciprocal relationship with forested landscapes, building with locally-harvested materials reduces GHG emissions in both manufacturing and transportation.

Spring is the time to select and harvest poles.

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The 2023 Elderberry Mentoring Workshop, Hartsburg, MO
Mar
11
agroforestry

The 2023 Elderberry Mentoring Workshop, Hartsburg, MO

We are really excited about this workshop coming up, as we have our greenhouses ready this year for you to visit! This is our most exciting event of the year! We will start the day off at The Hartsburg Grand, headquarters for The Missouri Organic Association, where Terry will lead us on discussing the important aspects of growing American elderberries.

Then we'll travel to the farm where we will prune, mix soil, prepare beds and plant our elderberry cuttings. Each person will get a flat of 18 cuttings they've planted to take home with them.

For more info visit: www.GrowElderberries.com or email us info@riverhillsharvest.com

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LA CHIN DE' CH'ACH-T'AS
Feb
17

LA CHIN DE' CH'ACH-T'AS

LA CHIN DE' CH'ACH-T'AS is Wailaki for Hazel They Cut. The Institute for Sustainable Forestry is sponsoring this event along with Native Health in Native Hands.

We will be assessing a 3-acre area at the Garberville Community Park for a cultural burn of a hazelnut patch. Kathy McCovey is our instructor for the day. We will be doing some brush cutting, coppicing and blackberry removal, so please bring your gloves and snacks!

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Northern Mendocino Ecosystem Recovery Alliance (NM-ERA) Vision and Strategy
Feb
11

Northern Mendocino Ecosystem Recovery Alliance (NM-ERA) Vision and Strategy

How do we take regenerative steps forward to improve the educational, ecological and economic resilience of our region?

We hope to welcome new members and revitalize our committees (Grants, Education, Outreach and Workforce) for the work ahead. It is our hope that this event supports visioning, planning, action, and celebration/reflection. For more info

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Weitchpec Community Immunity Workshop
Jan
10

Weitchpec Community Immunity Workshop

With Cold and Flu season upon us, come and learn how you can improve your immune health. We will be featuring Elderberry and other medicinal herbs and making elderberry syrup to take home.

For more information, contact:

mwapner@Yuroktribe.nsn.com or ahillman@yuroktribe.nsn.us

Events are held by The Yurok Tribe Environmental Department and Food Sovereignty Program

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The Eel River Wailaki Annual Meeting
Jan
7

The Eel River Wailaki Annual Meeting

The Eel River Wailaki Annual Meeting will be held at the Mateel Community Center, Redway CA January 7, 2023. 12-5pm

Guest Speakers will be:

Justin Robbins, General Manager of Resort Improvement District Shelter Cove

Liz Harwood, Board Member for the Institute of Sustainable Forestry

Perry Lincoln, Director of Native Health in Healing Hands, on cultural fire burning.

Please come and support your local Wailakis

Find out what we have been working on!

Bring your favorite food for our potluck.

Sponsored by ERW, cosponsored by the Mateel Community Center.

For more information please contact Rhonda Hardy 707-223-2797

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August Fire Hike and Campout
Jun
3
to Jun 5

August Fire Hike and Campout


The first fire campout was in 2021, the spring after the August fire. A small group of friends gathered in the middle of the largest area of severe burn. They took a hike into a burned area to see natural recovery, a walk with Adam Canter, botanist for the Wiyot Tribe, right near camp to learn about Indian use and management of native plants, and heard a presentation from the Forest Service district archaeologist John Fable on post-fire archaeology. One participant described it as “casual but deep, with a volunteer spirit.”

Ryan Henson from the California Wilderness Coalition pointed out landmarks in a burned part of the Yolla Bolly Wilderness. Tritelia laxa, a type of “Indian potato,” was blooming under fire-killed Douglas firs near the campsite.

In 2022, a larger group came together. Speakers included Matt Simmons from the Environmental Protection Information Center (EPIC) on the laws pertaining to national forest logging, and Doug Bevington from Environment Now on “Myths of Prescribed Fire.” His excellent article summarizing the issues can be read here: https://rewilding.org/myths-of-prescribed-fire-the-watering-can-that-pretends-to-be-a-river/ Participants studied the BAER (Burned Area Emergency Response) map of soil damage severity. Two field trips took people into burned forest areas to explore natural recovery. While conifers had heavy losses, everything else, from oaks to shrubs to grasses and bulbs, was growing back. Elderberries were sending up fresh shoots. Reverse engineering what happened where a big stump burned out. We looked at maps of Douglas-fir invasion in the North Fork Eel. Douglas-fir spreads quickly in the absence of frequent fire, and the dense young trees contribute to heavy fuel loading and dangerous conflagrations. Oaks, on the other hand, recover well from even severe fire, sprouting from the base. Their colorful young leaves will turn green as spring progresses. Despite the loss of tens of thousands of acres of Douglas-fir, the ecosystem is healthy enough to support apex predators such as coyotes and mountain lions.

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