The Yolo Prescribed Burn Association (PBA) is a community- driven network centered around education and training to help land managers put “good fire” back in the ecosystem. Prescribed burning is a cost effective and useful management tool that can reduce fuels on the land, mitigate extreme fire behavior, maintain and regenerate desired vegetation, improve forage quality and quantity, and promote a healthy ecosystem. Unlike high intensity wildfires, prescribed burning is the controlled application of fire under pre-planned management objectives and precise environmental conditions.
"Prescribed burn associations ... serve to build a community of engaged land managers with the goal of ecosystem improvement and land management resilience."
In 2021, the Yolo County RCD received funding from CAL FIRE’s California Climate Investments Fire Prevention Program Grant for the development of the Yolo Prescribed Burn Association. The goal of the PBA is to educate and train landowners and residents in the Yolo County area to become proficient at prescribed burning for use as a land management tool in their own communities. The Yolo PBA will be holding multiple informational, educational workshops for landowners and interested parties. Additionally, the PBA will coordinate and lead demonstration burns facilitated by an experienced fire practitioner.
Prescribed burn associations not only provide training and resources to landowners, but they serve to build a community of engaged land managers with the goal of ecosystem improvement and land management resilience. Yolo PBA members will pay a nominal association fee to have access to the PBA’s gear trailer that includes water trailers, pumps and hoses, fire line, hand tools, chainsaws, fire personal protective equipment, and other equipment necessary to successfully implement a safe prescribed burn.
To get involved and stay up to date with the PBA, please complete the form below. For more information about the Yolo Prescribed Burn Association, visit our website’s PBA Resources webpage or contact:
Bailey Adams
Yolo PBA Coordinator
adams@yolorcd.org
530-661-1688
Greg Pelaez
Yolo PBA Co-Coordinator
pelaez@yolorcd.org
530-661-1688
News from Yolo PBA:
From Site Visit to Spark: Yolo PBA’s First Burn
The Yolo Prescribed Burn Association hosted its first prescribed burn at a private ranch north of Capay, CA on Saturday, June 17, 2023. The 27-acre
The Yolo PBA Prepares for its First Demonstration Rangeland Burn on June 17
The Yolo Prescribed Burn Association (PBA) is a newly formed collaborative led by Yolo County Resource Conservation District with the goal to increase prescribed fire
Yolo PBA to Host May Meeting in Preparation for June Demonstration Burn
The Yolo Prescribed Burn Association (PBA) is hosting its May Meeting on Thursday, May 18, 2023 from 4 PM to 6 PM at the Esparto
