Designing, Improving & Maintaining

Forest and Ranch Roads Workshop

Friday, May 22^nd, 2009

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Povertyhill Schoolhouse

Agenda

8:00-8:30         Registration and Introduction – Scott Oneto, UC Cooperative

8:30-9:15         Fundamentals of Rural Roads—Richard Harris, UC Cooperative

9:15-10:00       Geology and Roads—John Schlosser, California Geological

10:00-10:15     Break

10:15-11:00     Stream Crossings—Pete Cafferata, Cal-FIRE

11:00-11:45     Road Inventory and Treatments—Richard Harris, UC

11:45-12:10     Sources of Technical and Financial Assistance—Amy Rocha, USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service

12:10-1:30       Lunch

1:30-5:00         Field Trip - Travel to Field Sites (carpool if possible)

Movie from Maine showing a culvert being washed out