Butte County organization to host Zoom session on putting wildfire debris to good use

On Saturday, The League of Women Voters is hosting a Zoom session about putting wildfire debris to good use: Biomass fuel production in Butte County.

Housing program.## on saturday ... the league of women voters is hosting a zoom session about "putting wildfire debris to good use: biomass fuel production in butte county" league president debra barger is here to tell us more about it, thanks for being with us today.

The league of women voters of butte county is hosting a live presentation on "putting wildfire debris to good use: biomass fuel production in butte county " in a zoom format on saturday, april 10, 2021 from 10-11:30am.

The public is invited.

Jim houtman, project manager for the butte county fire safe council, will provide a 30- minute presentation on putting wildfire debris to good use: biomass fuel production in butte county.

Houtman is a northern california lifer with an agricultural background.

He retired in 2017 from the city of chico fire department and has been working for the butte county fire safe council (bcfsc) since february 2019.

Bcfsc is a nonprofit that was formed in 1998 to represent local fire safe councils throughout butte county.

After the camp fire in 2018, bcfsc identified a need to find a home for the burned trees as well the development of a model for incentivizing private landowners to thin their forests.

The thinning of the forests reduces fire risk, creates a healthy forest, sequesters carbon, and protects watershed increase the wildlife habitat.

Bcfsc identified several technologies and works to define opportunities for fulfilling its mission.

Those outcomes will be discussed during houtman's presentation.

A league moderator will pose questions to the presenter following his presentation.

Members of the public may submit relevant questions during the program via zoom's chat feature.

To watch the live presentation: join zoom meeting: https:// csuchico.zoom.us /j/89913540770?

Pwd=cuzpaexkqn npsdjpblr6rlqwu ekwdz09 meeting id: 899 1354 0770 passcode: 694776 for more information contact lwvbc: (530) 895-8683,by email at lwvbutte@gmail.

Com, or go to the league website at https://my.lwv.org/