Central Grasslands REC Prescribed Burn Workshop- ND
February 25 @ 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Topics
- General introductions to the logistics of implementing prescribed fire
- The role of the North Dakota Prescribed Fire Cooperative
- How fire promotes floral expression
- Impacts of patch burn grazing on grassland birds
- How fire can improve livestock performance and forage nutritional value
- Optimizing fire return interval and time of year for prescribed burning
- How burning can improve a plant community
- Rancher perspectives: implementing prescribed burns in a livestock operation
- Building and sustaining a ‘Burning Culture’ in the Dakotas