Managing Land and Wildfire Events
Wednesday May 20th, 2009
Wild Mountain Fire and Forestry Inc.
1739 South, Hwy 89-A, Kanab 435-644-3526
Contact: Roger Hoverman, Fire and Fuels Specialist
435-644-2574
WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE FIRES AND
FIRE-WISE LANDSCAPING
Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Time: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Location: GSENM Kanab Visitor Center, 745 East US Hwy. 89, Kanab
Description:Should wildfire strike your neighborhood, which homes are written off by firefighting agencies, and which ones are protected? This program will begin with an 11-minute video on mega-wildland fires in the West, followed by a video on Fire-Wise Assesments.
Relevant topics covered will include triage for homes in the path of a wildfire, and what you can do as a homeowner to improve the odds that your home will survive. The Blue Ribbon Panel Report and Wildland-Urban Interface statistics will be discussed.
Saturday May 23rd, 2009
Grand
Canyon Trust
2601 N. Fort Valley Road, Flagstaff, Arizona 86001
928-774-7488
Contact: Season Martin 970-640-3288
BEST OF THE BEST – MEADOWS AND PONDEROSA PINE COMMUNITIES IN THE DIXIE NATIONAL FOREST
Date: Saturday, May 23, 2009
Time: 8:00 AM until 2:00 PM
Location: Meet at GSENM Kanab Visitor Center, 745 East US Hwy. 89, Kanab. Carpool to Cedar Breaks National Monument, an hour’s drive.
Description:Explore some of the best meadows and Ponderosa Pine communities in southern Utah. Grand Canyon Trust has identified potential reference areas, or “gold star standards”, for seven habitats in the three units of the Dixie National Forest. The Trust is working with the Forest Service to create protection for these areas from human –induced impacts. Once protected, they can be compared over time with similar habitats that have been heavily impacted, in order to inform possible future management decisions.
Two reference areas will be visited. One site is a nearly pristine meadow in Cedar Breaks National Monument that borders the Dixie. This will be compared with a meadow in the Dixie National Forest that has been grazed by cattle. The second is a Ponderosa Pine community, with a native grass and forb under story. While exploring the two meadows, we will look at native grasses and forbs as well as pollinators. Then we will drive 20 minutes to Seaman Canyon, to wander the Ponderosa Pine community and have lunch. Sites being surveyed are within a mile from the road. Be sure to bring closed-toe shoes, hat and sunscreen, water, rain jacket, warm clothes, and a lunch.