SRJC’s Wildfire Resilience Program combines rigorous college coursework and community workshops with hands-on training in a variety of wildfire resilient practices including prescribed grazing, forest fuel reduction, defensible space, and post-fire mitigation and restoration.
College coursework in the Animal Science, Natural Resources, and Environmental Horticulture programs include dynamic lectures and hands-on lab activities which promote wildfire resilience within these disciplines and also prepare students for careers or transfer to four-year colleges. Students will have the opportunity to hone their skills in a variety of work-based learning arrangements, including paid internships at SRJC’s Shone Farm Campus as well as through community partners conducting wildfire resilience work in high-need areas of the County.
The Animal Science program will train students about prescribed grazing to reduce fire risk, as well as maintain post-burn areas and fuel breaks. Students in the Natural Resources program will gain fuel reduction training in Shone Farm's 120-acre forest focusing on thinning, burn piles, fuel breaks, restoration, and long-term monitoring of treatment areas. The Environmental Horticulture program will focus on defensible space, covering firesafe practices for landscape design, construction, and maintenance within the first 100 feet of residential properties. Finally, the Adult Education Program will offer professional development in wildfire resilience and home hardening practices for individuals seeking to advance existing careers in landscape maintenance and construction.
SRJC offers the following deliverables for our wildfire resilience workforce training:
- 300+ students per year introduced to and educated in topics pertaining to wildfire resilience
- In-house paid internships, wildfire resilience focus – approximately 5-10 per academic year
- Stipends and/or college units for internships with partner organizations, wildfire resilience focus: 10-15 per academic year
- Instructors who are subject matter experts and skilled in teaching with a focus on career education
- Instructors who have cultivated networks of industry technical experts and employers in wildfire resilience-related fields
- Shone Farm as a demonstration facility for different approaches to wildfire resilience
- Resources and ability to scale
- Match funding for many of the budget categories
- Equity focus and commitment with resources
- A conduit to get qualified students prepared with a common basis of knowledge and placed into organizations where they can do the most good for overall county fire risk reduction
Spring 2023 Classes
Animal Science
- ANSCI 20 - Basic Animal Science
Section 5597: Online; 01/18/23-5/19/23; Instructor: Amy Housman
- ANSCI 91 - Rangeland Management
Section 4373: Hybrid, Thursdays 12:00pm-5:00pm; 01/18/23-5/19/23; Instructor: Stephanie Larson; Shone Farm Pavilion. Lecture portion of class will take place online from 1/18-5/19. In-person labs will take place at Shone Farm starting 3/16-5/18.
- ANSCI 134 - Livestock Reproduction
Section 4201: Online; 01/18/23-5/19/23; Instructor: Amy Housman.
- ANSCI 153 - Sustainable Agriculture Production Systems with Animals
Section 5063: Thursdays 9:00am-11:00am; 01/19/23-5/19/23; Shone Farm Pavilion; Instructor: Amy Housman.
- ANSCI 171- Livestock Behavior and Humane Management
Section 5064: Online; 01/30/23-4/9/23; Instructor: Randi Black.
Horticulture
- HORT 12 - Landscape Plants: Winter/Spring
Section 4059: Online; 01/18/23-5/19/23; Instructor: Joel Grogan.
- HORT 80- Landscape Maintenance
Section 5085: Hybrid, Thursdays 1:00pm-4:00pm; 01/19/23-5/19/23; Instructor: Rachel Spaeth.
- HORT 195 - CAD: Landscape Site Plans
Section 4653: Hybrid, Tuesdays 9:00am-12:00pm; 01/18/23-5/19/23; Instructor: Joel Grogan; Kunde Hall 111.
Natural Resources
- NRM 12 - Introduction to Environmental Conservation
Section 5248: Online; 01/18/23-5/19/23; Instructor: Briana Boaz.
Section 4416: Online; 01/18/23-5/19/23; Instructor: Briana Boaz.
- NRM 51 - Wildland Trees/Shrub
Section 5715: Wednesdays 1:00pm-4:00pm; 01/18/23-5/19/23; Instructor: Briana Boaz; Shone Farm Richard Thomas.
- NRM 70 - Forest Management and Assessment
Section 5668: Mondays 1:00pm-4:00pm; 01/23/23-5/19/23; Instructor: Briana Boaz; Shone Farm Pavilion.
- NRM 72 - Forest Fire Control and Its Use
Section 4231: Online Tuesdays 6:00pm - 9:00pm; in-person Wednesdays 9:00am-12:30pm; 01/24/23-03/15/23; Instructor: Marshall Turbeville; Shone Farm Pavilion.
- NRM 84 - Introduction to Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Section 5254: Hybrid, Thursdays 1:00pm-4:00pm; 2/21/23-5/25/23; Shone Pavilion; Instructor: Meghan Walla-Murphy, Dan Famini.
- NRM 86 - Watershed Resource Management
Section 4233: Lecture - Tuesdays 6-8 pm; 3/28-4/18: ONLINE with Walla-Murphy; 4/25-5/16: RT Classroom (Shone Farm) with Edwards. Lab/Field Trips on certain Thursdays 9 am-12 pm (4 total, dates will be in the syllabus distributed by the instructors); 3/30 - 4/20: Pavilion 1 Classroom (Shone Farm) with Walla-Murphy; 4/27 - 5/18: Pavilion 1 Classroom (Shone Farm) with Edwards.
Spring 2022 Classes
Animal Science
- ANSCI 2 - Introduction to Farm Animal Health
Section 4619: Hybrid, Tuesdays 9:00am-12:00pm; 01/19/22-5/20/22; Instructor: Amy Housman; Shone Farm Pavilion.
- ANSCI 20 - Basic Animal Science
Section 5597: Online; 01/19/22-5/20/22; Instructor: Randi Black.
Section 4272: Online, Thursdays 11:00am-12:00pm; 01/20/22-5/20/22; Instructor: Amy Housman.
- ANSCI 91 - Rangeland Management
Section 4373: Hybrid, Thursdays 2:00pm-5:00pm; 01/19/22-5/20/22; Instructor: Stephanie Larson; Shone Farm Pavilion.
- ANSCI 134 - Livestock Reproduction
Section 4201: Online; 01/19/22-5/20/22; Instructor: Amy Housman.
Horticulture
- HORT 12 - Landscape Plants: Winter/Spring
Section 4059: Online; 01/19/22-5/20/22; Instructor: Joel Grogan.
- HORT 195 - CAD: Landscape Site Plans
Section 4653: Hybrid, Thursdays 1:00pm-4:00pm; 01/20/22-5/20/22; Instructor: Joel Grogan; Kunde Hall 151.
Natural Resources
- NRM 12 - Introduction to Environmental Conservation
Section 5248: Online; 01/19/22-5/20/22; Instructor: Briana Boaz.
Section 4416: Online; 01/19/22-5/20/22; Instructor: Briana Boaz.
- NRM 51 - Wildland Trees/Shrub
Section 5715: Wednesdays 12:00pm-3:00pm; 01/19/22-05/20/22; Instructor: Briana Boaz; Shone Farm Pavilion.
- NRM 70 - Forest Management and Assessment
Section 5668: Mondays 12:00pm-3:00pm; 01/24/22-05/20/22; Instructor: Briana Boaz; Shone Farm Pavilion.
- NRM 72 - Forest Fire Control and Its Use
Section 4231: Online Wednesdays 3:00pm-6:00pm; In-person Tuesdays 9:00am - 1:30pm; 02/01/22-03/20/22; Instructor: Marshall Turbeville; Shone Farm Pavilion.
- NRM 80 - Environmental Policy for Resource Managers
Section 4232: Online Mondays 7:00pm-8:00pm; In-person Wednesdays 7:00pm-9:00pm; 01/19/22-05/18/22; Instructor: Tom Roth; Lark Hall 2060.
- NRM 84 - Introduction to Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Section 5254: Online Thursdays 12:00pm-2:00pm; In-person Thursdays 9:00am-5:00pm; 02/10/22-05/26/22; Instructor: Meghan Walla-Murphy, Dan Famini.
- NRM 86 - Watershed Resource Management
Section 4233: Online asynchronous; In-person Tuesdays 9:00am-3:30pm; 03/29/22-05/27/22; Instructor: Meghan Walla-Murphy, Brook Edwards.
Fall 2021 Classes
Animal Science
- ANSCI 61 - Livestock Feeding and Nutrition
Section 0670: Hybrid, Tuesdays 9:00am-11:00am; 08/17/21-12/10/21; Instructor: Amy Housman; Shone Farm Pavilion.
- ANSCI 153 - Sustainable Ag Production with Animals
Section 0686: Online; 8/16/21-12/10/21; Instructor: Amy Housman.
Horticulture
- HORT 8 - Landscape Plants: Summer/Fall
Section 0053: Hybrid, Mondays 1:00pm-4:00pm; 8/16/21-12/10/21; Instructor: Joel Grogan; Lark Hall 2086.
- HORT 184 - Introduction to Arboriculture
Section 1887: Wednesdays 6:00pm–8:45pm; 8/25/21-12/11/21; Instructor: Merlin Schlumberger; Shone Farm.
Natural Resources
- NRM 103 -Restoring Native Habitats
Section 0694: Wednesdays 10:00am-3:00pm; 08/18/21-09/08/21; Instructor: Alison Pollack; Shone Farm Pavilion.
- NRM 111 -Orientation to Env. Resource Management
Section 1496: Thursdays 12:00pm-3:00pm; 08/19/21-12/10/21; Instructor: Briana Boaz; Shone Farm Pavilion.