Prescribed burn training offered in Davenport
UC Agriculture and Natural Resources is hosting three one-day workshops about prescribed burns.
DAVENPORT >> After a year of devastating fires for California, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources is hosting three one-day workshops about prescribed burns.
Prescribed burns are used to keep catastrophic wildfires from happening. It is even a practice that is used by local tribes, like the Amah Mutsun.
The workshops will teach participants the fundamentals of prescribed burning and wildland firefighting. Some skills that participants will learn include fire line construction, fire line communication, prescribed fire starting, how to use a firefighting pump and how to install a hose.
The workshop is available on three days at three different locations from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Participants can choose between the April 3 session in Carmel, the April 1 session in Paicines Ranch or the April 11 session in Davenport. More detailed information will be provided to participants as workshop dates approach.
Those interested can register at https:// ucanr.edu/survey/survey. cfm?surveynumber=33128. The registration cost is $20, but scholarships are available upon request.
The training will qualify participants to take part in future prescribed burns with the Central Coast Prescribed Burn Association. The workshop will also take participants one step closer to certification as a basic wildland firefighter type 2. The completion of online coursework and test packet will make participants eligible.
Questions can be sent to childress.ember@gmail. com or drorao@ucanr.edu.
Guard Jordan Poole scored six of his team-high 19 points in overtime to help the Santa Cruz Warriors beat Salt Lake City 109-104 on Saturday night and go above the .500 mark for the first time in the NBA G League Orlando bubble.
It was a big win for the Warriors (4-3), who have battled into playoff contention after an 0-2 start in the truncated 15-game regular season. They won with guards Jeremy Lin (back) and Nico Mannion (thigh contusion) sidelined by injury.
“It feels amazing,” Poole said. “We’ve strung a couple together and now we have to keep things going.”
The Warriors cross the midway point in the Covid-19 shortened season Monday, when they take on Agua Caliente (3-3). Santa Cruz sits in seventh place in the standings with the top eight teams qualifying for the playoffs.
Poole, on assignment from Golden State, regained the league’s top spot in scoring (25.3) after producing a season league-high 37-point outing against Fort Wayne on Thursday. He didn’t score his first points Saturday until his free throw midway through the second quarter. He produced his first field goal nearly four minutes later.
Poole said he was was being denied high off the key and turned his focus to setting up teammates for better looks at the basket. He knew his time would come and so did Weems.
“I knew he’d right the ship,” his coach said.
Guard Dusty Hannahs had two key steals in the extras stanza to help set up the win. He also made the final two free throws of the game — Santa Cruz was 21 of 21 from the line — to finish with 14 points.
Santa Cruz power forward Alex Toupane, a former NBAer, returned from a muscle strain in his right shin and made massive contributions. He finished with 17 points, nine rebounds and five assists.
“It was great to have him back; he does a little bit of everything,” Warriors coach Kris Weems said.
Forward Alen Smailagic, playing his third game back since undergoing meniscus surgery early last month, was pulled early early in the second half after he was forcing things in his limited time on the floor.
“To not value the ball, some of that’s youth and inexperience, but some of that is ‘I just want to make the fancy play’ and we don’t need that,” Weems said. “We need a bucket and then we need to go down an play defense.”
Smailagic finished with six points, four rebounds, four turnovers and four personal fouls in 18 minutes.
With Lin and Mannion out, and Poole shut down early, the Warriors looked to their bench to provide offensive help. The bench wound up combining for 46 points.
Forward Kaleb Wesson, who entered with a teamhigh four double-doubles, produced 13 points and five rebounds, and Nate Hinton also scored 13 and a key steal in OT. Ryan Taylor drained three of his team’s 10 3-pointers and finished with 11 points.
Santa Cruz was again plagued by turnovers, finishing with 24, but outrebounded the Stars 4130. The Warriors led by 12 points early in the fourth quarter, 80-68, but allowed the Stars to get back into the game.
Toupane said the Warriors were frustrated and mad to have blown their lead.
“A little bit of everything,” he said of the team’s mood after regulation. “We had an early lead in the game, we really felt that we were a better team, and then they came back. We played a little bit lazy. But we were were able to take the overtime and win the game, so that’s all that matters.”
Salt Lake City committed 16 turnovers and had a horrendous night shooting from beyond the arc, where they made nine of 38 attempts (24%). The Stars were 40-of-84 shooting from the field (48%).
Point guard Yogi Ferrell led the Stars with 28 points, five rebounds and four assists. Shooting guard Mike Scott had 18 points, six assists and three rebounds. Paul White scored 12 points, Malik Benlevi added 11, and starting center Trevon Scott and reserve Marcus Graves each scored 10 points.