The American Planning Association’s California Chapter announces a webinar highlighting recovery and rebuilding after the Dixie Fire. Plumas County’s planning director, Tracey Ferguson, will be a featured speaker. The webinar will start at 1 p.m. Friday, April 18. Registration is available online.
In the wake of the devastating wildfires affecting communities in the Los Angeles area, APA California announces it is mobilizing expert guidance, resources and leadership to help planners and other professionals in these communities to navigate the complexities of recovering and rebuilding in partnership with the California Planning Roundtable.
To that end, the organization is presenting “Webinar Series Part 5: Wildfire Recovery and Rebuilding After the 2021 Dixie Fire.” This webinar will highlight the 2021 Dixie Fire and how the impacted communities are recovering and rebuilding almost four years after the catastrophic wildfire.
The Dixie Fire burned 768,130 acres in Plumas County — 46% of the county — and, at the time, it was the largest single wildfire in California history. Webinar participants will hear how the APA California Chapter, Plumas County, and several impacted communities collaborated on preparing the 2021 Dixie Fire implementation Strategy in January this year with the goal of creating resilient and sustainable communities.
Many of the strategy’s recovery and rebuilding recommendations are applicable to both rural and urban settings, including the wildfire-impacted communities in the Los Angeles area. Up for discussion are common planning issues such as community and economic development, urban design, housing, local governance and capacity building.
Joining Ferguson as speakers are:
- Hanson Hom, planning consultant, former assistant city manager/community development director
- Tom Jacobson, professor emeritus, Department of Geography, Environment, and Planning, Sonoma State University
- Brian Mooney, managing principal, community planning and sustainable development, Rick Engineering Co.
- Michael Smiley, urban designer, principal, Citydesignworks
More information is available at https://www.apacalifornia.org/lafires/.
