Restorative Burning: Outcomes from the 2019 Caples Fire (Virtual Event)

Tuesday, May 4, 2021
1:00 PM 3:00 PM 13:00 15:00

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Restorative Burning: Outcomes from the 2019 Caples Fire

Tuesday May 4th, 1:00 – 3:00 PM PDT

The Caples Fire, which began on September 30, 2019, burned 3,435 total acres (1,080-acre prescribed fire and 2,355-acres wildfire) within the Caples Creek Watershed Restoration Project planning area. This webinar will discuss the outcomes of the 2019 Caples Fire, fire effects on legacy trees, fire management take-home messages, volunteer efforts for restoration within the Caples watershed, and avian research within the Caples restoration area. We will have five speakers share their experiences and insights from the Caples Fire. Watch the recording or jump to the below timestamp to watch a particular presentation.

0:00:00-0:12:30 Becky Estes (Central Sierra Province Ecologist, USDA Forest Service): Overview of the Caples Restoration Project
0:12:24-0:22:33 Lester Lubetkin (Co-Led Volunteer Effort, California Native Plant Society): Using Volunteers to Prepare Legacy Trees for Prescribed Fire
0:22:34-0:33:21 Travis Thane (District Fire Management Officer, USDA Forest Service): Caples Fire Management and Facilitated Learning Analysis
0:33:25- 0:44:38 Q&A from previous presentations - planning, implementation, lessons
0:44:40-0:55:40 Break (Video / photo montage) To view the virtual tour in it’s entirety, visit https://youtu.be/IBQCLhMNK5I
0:55:40-1:10:08 Scott Dailey (Fire Ecologist, USDA Forest Service): Ecological Effects in the Caples Fire (First Order Fire Effects)
1:10:10-1:22:18 Durrell Kapan (Senior Research Fellow, California Academy of Sciences): Avian Response to Ecological Restoration of Resilience in the Caples Creek Watershed
1:22:20-1:32:04 Dr. Becky Estes: Recap