SACRAMENTO – The California Air Resources Board (ARB) will hold a public workshop to discuss proposed changes to existing regulations governing agricultural burning.  The public is invited to attend and comment on the concepts.

        The workshop will be held at the following location:

                                                      Wedsnesday, July 14 - 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
                                                      Redding Elks Lodge
                                                      250 Elk Drive
                                                      Redding

         Agricultural burning refers to the intentional use of fire for vegetation management; both in agricultural settings, such as fields and orchards, as well as in wildlands, including rangeland and forests.  Revisions to the burning requirements would cover growers who burn agricultural waste and land managers who use prescribed burning on rangelands and in forests.

       More information (https://ww3.arb.ca.gov/smp/smp.htm) about the Smoke Management Program and the July 1, 1999 preliminary draft regulation, which is the focus of the workshops: www.arb.ca.gov (http://www.arb.ca.gov).