JRBP('O'O) February 2024 Newsletter
February 2024
Link to 2023-2024 JRBP ('O'O) Newsletters.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Pile burning at Jasper Ridge, March 4, 2024
A fuel reduction project in March 2024 to improve wildfire resilience in and around the preserve will serve as a living lab for wildfire management research and an opportunity to build a long-term plan towards prescribed broadcast and cultural burns. The pile burn plan was developed by Jasper Ridge staff, Stanford main-campus colleagues, and consulting forester, with support from local fire agencies (CAL FIRE and Woodside Fire Protection District).
Click on the links below to learn more:
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From Jasper Ridge: Jasper Ridge is Bringing Good Fire Back to the Land - Prescribed Burning
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From Stanford University: Pile burning will reintroduce good fire to Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve
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GRACIAS! THANK YOU!
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Thanks to our docents that helped lead tours in January of 2024: Catherine Magill, Jonathan Segal, Mary Bernstein, Vivan Neou, Joyce Friedrichs, Claire Elliott, Dawn Neisser, Jerry Hearn, Helen Quinn, Dan Quinn, and Klaus Porzig
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PICTURE OF THE MONTH
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Piles created from chaparral vegetation near fence line. Piles are covered with craft paper to keep them partially dry, which will aid in ignition during planned burns.