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May 2021
Fighting fire with fire: Rx toolbox to combat identified social barriers
To ensure fire management reform is broadly adopted on private land in the western states, the attitudes of stakeholders towards the use of prescribed fire as a wildfire reduction tool need to be clearly understood. For more information and to register, click here
Find out more »Fighting Fire with Fire Prescribed Burn Webinar
Texas A&M experts to discuss latest information, challenges facing prescribed burns The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will present a webinar, “Fighting Fire with Fire: Rx Fire Toolbox to Combat Identified Social Barriers,” at noon on May 6. Urs Kreuter, Ph.D., a Texas A&M AgriLife Research rangeland scientist and professor in the Department of Ecology... To register, click here
Find out more »Certified Prescribed Burn Manager Course
Location: Nacogdoches, TX- Alazan Bayou WMA- Outdoor Classroom When: May 17-20, 2021 (8:00 am to 5:00 pm) Cost: Free (seating limited) This Prescribed Burn Manager Training will be held May 17-20, 2021 at TPWD's Alazan Bayou WMA near Nacogdoches, TX. The course will be open to the public, but pre-registration is required. Due to current social distancing recommendations, 9 student slots are available and priority will be given to students who meet the experience requirements for TDA certification. Students who…
Find out more »June 2021
Kansas Range Youth Camp
WHY ATTEND? The Kansas Range Youth Camp is designed to give the students a basic understanding of what rangeland is, the components of rangeland ecosystems, and management of those systems. Students selected to participate should have a serious interest in rangeland management, rangeland ecology, or grazing animals. For more information, check the attached flyer.
Find out more »Nebraska Range Short Course
Register by May 15, 2021 Registration fee $325; includes educational materials and field trip transportation. https://agronomy.unl.edu/nebraskarangeshortcourse 16 SRM CEUs are available. College credit is available. Agenda attached. The Nebraska Range Short Course is designed to provide people who have backgrounds in range management, natural resources, or agriculture an opportunity to increase their knowledge and capacity in the field of range management. Consisting of a series of classroom and field sessions, it focuses on principles of range management for efficient,…
Find out more »August 2021
The Prairie Project: Coupling fire and grazing
We contend here that the widespread adoption of pyric herbivory (the synergistic application of fire and grazing) and mixed-species grazing (cattle and goats) would not only make grasslands and savannas more resilient to environmental change but also enhance the profitability of livestock production systems. For more information and to register, click here
Find out more »2021 Nebraska Grazing Conference
Will include tour. Check https://grassland.unl.edu/nebraska-grazing-conference later for more information.
Find out more »Adult Range Schools- Midgrass
Topics Plant identification and grassland ecology Kansas Rangelands: Being Prepared, using adaptive management to be ready for whatever comes your way! Interactive Ecology...Know your plants Reclaim the Range: Tools and Strategies The Range Roadmaps: Getting Directions Landscape Art and Economics Planning the Future-Understanding the Past Rangelands Resources: Can you see harmony? Management Decisions: Beyond Educated Guesses Planning with Purpose: Putting it all Together Range Developments: Location, Location, Location! Managing rangelands for wildlife Managing rangelands for livestock types Forage and animal…
Find out more »Adult Range Schools: Tallgrass
Topics Plant identification and grassland ecology Kansas Rangelands: Being Prepared, using adaptive management to be ready for whatever comes your way! Interactive Ecology...Know your plants Reclaim the Range: Tools and Strategies The Range Roadmaps: Getting Directions Landscape Art and Economics Planning the Future-Understanding the Past Rangelands Resources: Can you see harmony? Management Decisions: Beyond Educated Guesses Planning with Purpose: Putting it all Together Range Developments: Location, Location, Location! Managing rangelands for wildlife Managing rangelands for livestock types Forage and animal…
Find out more »September 2021
3rd Great Plains Fire Summit & Patch Burn Grazing Meeting
The Nebraska Prescribed Fire Council and its partners are pleased to announce the joint 3rd biennial Great Plains Fire Summit, 8th annual Nebraska Prescribed Fire Conference, and Patch Burn Grazing Working Group meeting on September 21 -23rd , 2021 in North Platte, Nebraska. We are expecting a crowd of between 350-400 people from across the Great Plains and beyond for 3 days of fire science, best practices, roundtables, tours, networking, and more. Helpful links: Registration Sponsorship Check out nefirecouncil.org for future information…
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