COBB, Calif. — Residents, forestland owners, and fire and forestry service business owners are invited to attend the first Cobb Mountain Forest Summit on June 7 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the historic Little Red Schoolhouse in Cobb.

Space is limited and registration is required at www.sscra.org.

The program, produced by the Seigler Springs Community Redevelopment Association, or SSCRA, will kick off the development of a Cobb Mountain Area Community Wildfire Protection Plan, or CWPP.

The CWPP kickoff Summit will feature presentations on the Cobb area forest ecology, traditional tribal practices that kept people safe for thousands of years, building a local business sector that can do the work necessary to keep the community fire safe, organizing local "Firewise Community" groups, and the state of fire insurance in California. Booths staffed by local fire and forest groups will offer additional information.

The event is free to the public. Registered attendees will be served lunch and also receive a free black oak seedling donated by Lawrence Ray.

The event is made possible with support from the Cobb Area Council, North Coast Opportunities, the Sierra Club Lake Group, Cal Fire and the Cobb Mountain Lions Club.

For more information visit the SSCRA website at www.sscra.org.