Hearing Wednesday on fire plan
By Barbara Barte Osborn - Bee Correspondent
Published 12:00 am PST Tuesday, January 23, 2007
A public hearing on a regional plan to protect the Sierra from catastrophic fires while improving forest health, water and wildlife habitat is scheduled Wednesday.
The meeting will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Power's Mansion Inn Conference Center, 195 Harrison Ave., Auburn.
An interactive workshop from 10 a.m. to noon will focus on the University of California Sierra Nevada Adaptive Management Project, which addresses a long-standing controversy over the best way to reduce forest fuels.
From 1 to 4 p.m. the session will share developments in the project and seek public feedback.
The afternoon discussion will be webcast to allow participation by people unable to attend. For information on participating in the webcast, call (775) 329-3224 or (760) 912-4050.
The meeting is sponsored by the University of California, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and state Resources Agency.
For more information visit http://snamp.cnr.berkeley.edu.
