designated for cultural stewardship at Parker Flat
in Yokahama’s prescribed-fire project plan
small-fuel consumption target at Yokahama
training advancement goal at Yokahama
We don't control fire. But we can make it better prepared. It can improve access, reduce hazards in strategic places, plan safe operations, strengthen coordination, and help the forest and nearby communities be better prepared.
Maintain routes and strategic locations that support safer response and forest operations.
Work with agencies, tribal partners, prescribed-burn groups, contractors, neighbors, and communities.
Check treatments over time and adapt work as vegetation and conditions change.
Planned land-management tool
A permitted burn conducted under defined weather, staffing, smoke, and safety conditions.
Indigenous fire stewardship
A place-based practice guided by Indigenous knowledge, cultural protocols, and community goals.
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Learn Burn plan and field work
project area in the 2023 plan
first treatment shown on the 2022 map
The Learn Burn paired carefully planned prescribed fire with hands-on training for the people who help care for the Usal Redwood Forest.
Practice with Purpose
Build hands-on experience and advance prescribed-fire qualifications.
Strengthen the Fuel-Break Network
Reduce connected fuels along Yokahama Road for safer future treatments.
Work Toward Resilience
Manage small fuels with planned fire while retaining large trees and forest structure.
Prepare for Future Burns
Build partnerships and regional capacity for prescribed and cultural burning.
Photos & Fieldwork
Fire burns through forest-floor fuels among standing trees.
Roadside ignition and holding work along the Yokahama fuel-break network.
Fire moves through surface fuels while large downed wood and overstory structure remain part of the forest.
cultural-burn field footage
acres designated for cultural management
grass-dominated opening
At Parker Flat, fire resiliency is connected to grassland restoration, cultural stewardship, Native-led training, and long-term learning.
Keep the Grassland Open
Reduce conifer encroachment to support a healthy grassland.
Create Space for Native Species
Support berries, grasses, sedges, rushes, and other culturally important plants.
Restore Historic Fuel Patterns
Reduce ladder fuels, brush, and fuel pockets through preparation and planned burning.
Build Tribal Capacity
Support Native-led training, hands-on learning, and post-fire monitoring.
Photos & Fieldwork
A burn crew member among fallen branches, with flames and smoke behind.
a firefighter sprays water onto charred wood.
Burn crew members with ignition equipment on a forest access track.
Every part of the forest is connected. Explore the work happening across Forest Management, Watershed Restoration, Biodiversity Conservation, and Monitoring.
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