Cattle Rancher to Congress: Active Management Necessary to Curb Wildfires
Monday May 3rd, 2021 Last week, fifth-generation California cattle producer Dr. Dave Daley testified before the U.S. House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. Daley shared his expertise on wildfire management as an experienced cattlemen, longtime educator, and survivor of the 2020 Bear Fire in Butte County, Calif.
He serves as Chair of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Federal Lands Committee and Chair of the Public Lands Council (PLC) Ecosystem and Environment Committee.
The hearing addressed the intersection of wildfires and climate change, and explored ways to make our Western forests, grasslands, and rangelands more resilient. Drawing on his personal experiences and decades of knowledge handed down generationally, Daley spoke on controlling the risk of wildfire through active land management practices like reseeding and prescribed burns.
Cattle Rancher to Congress: Active Management Necessary to Curb Wildfires
Monday May 3rd, 2021 Last week, fifth-generation California cattle producer Dr. Dave Daley testified before the U.S. House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. Daley shared his expertise on wildfire management as an experienced cattlemen, longtime educator, and survivor of the 2020 Bear Fire in Butte County, Calif.
He serves as Chair of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Federal Lands Committee and Chair of the Public Lands Council (PLC) Ecosystem and Environment Committee.
The hearing addressed the intersection of wildfires and climate change, and explored ways to make our Western forests, grasslands, and rangelands more resilient. Drawing on his personal experiences and decades of knowledge handed down generationally, Daley spoke on controlling the risk of wildfire through active land management practices like reseeding and prescribed burns.
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Kennebec Land Trust Executive Director Theresa Kerchner, left, and board member Howard Lake look for birds on Little Cobbossee Lake during a tour Thursday of the Kennebec Land Trust’s recently acquired Weston Woods Preserve in Winthrop.
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EAST WINTHROP Weston Woods, a 55-acre property on Little Cobbossee Lake, will be available for public use after being recently acquired by the Kennebec Land Trust.
The land was offered to the trust by Bob and Jim Weston, who dedicated the land to the memory of their parents, Hope and Pete Weston. Howard Lake, the co-chairperson of the Kennebec Land Trust’s Lands Committee, said the land was offered at a “considerable bargain” to the trust.