In-person workshop: October 14 and 15, 2025
Overview
This two-day workshop will cover the important aspects of drone applications in forest environments, including:
- Regulations, policy and safety considerations
- Part 107 Remote Pilot’s Certification
- University of California Policy
- Useful Resources
- Equipment, campaign planning and preparation
- Hands-on flight practice
- Autonomous mission planning
- Post-flight data assessment and management
- Photogrammetric processing and geographic information systems (GIS)
Audience
- CalFire associates
- California Conservation Corps members
- Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC) affiliates
- UC Cooperative Extension
Cost
This is a free workshop sponsored by a CalFire grant.
Registration
Click here to be placed on a waiting list for this workshop.
This workshop is primarily intended for CalFire, CCC, and Tahoe Environmental Research Center affiliates. However, if seats remain available following the registrations of these organizations' members, the remaining spaces will be offered to a limited number of UC ANR associates free of charge. The status of additional space availability will be sent to waitlist participants the week before the workshop, by October 9th.
This course content is the result of a collaborative effort between UC ANR IGIS Statewide Program, and the USDA-NIFA/NSF AI Institute for Next Generation Food Systems (AIFS).
