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Interested in good fire on your land? Native Californians have always used good fire to shape the landscape, from keeping meadows open and the underbrush at bay, to burning basketry and food plants to create stronger and healthier materials. The use
A view from above… In this aerial photo, five members of our EcoCultural Fire Crew can be seen walking through grassland just burned with intentional fire through the Lake EcoCultural TREX. It’s all about perspective. Incredible how mu
TERA is a cross-cultural, multi-organizational collaborative based in Lake County, California, in the ancestral territories of Eastern Pomo, Southeastern Pomo, Lake Miwok, and Wappo people. We host the Lake Eco Cultural TREX. Together with our partne
We sat down with Autinayea Alveretta Bommelyn, Tolowa Descendant, and current EcoCultural Fire Crew member about their experience working with TERA. “Opportunities [TERA] provides has helped me reach new boundaries beyond my imagination, I hav
In collaboration with partners at the Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians, Sherwood Valley Band of Pomo Indians and the Nature Conservancy, TERA organized a S212 Chainsaw Certification Course, graduating 20 students with skills to wield chainsaws in s
Congratulations to the graduates of TERA's latest Basic Firefighter and Firelighter training, hosted last week at Pinoleville Pomo Nation. Participants spent an action-packed week learning about fire behavior, fire ecology,how to identify native pl
We sat down with Miles Sarvis-Wilburn, LandPath, and current EcoCultural Fire Crew member about their experience working with TERA. “My experience has been meaningful and expansive. What I appreciate most is the depth of perspective and skills
In the dominant paradigm of forestry, every leaf, twig, branch, or log is categorized as a fuel type. But when we do that, we lose perspective of what it means to be in a relationship with our plant relatives. Deciduous black oaks have provided food,