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August 2021
Intro. to Prescribed Fire Course- VIRTUAL
The Canadian Prairies Prescribed Fire Exchange is happy to be offering our Introduction to Prescribed Fire In the Grassland Environment Course August 10-13, 2021. It will be delivered as afternoon sessions over the course of the 4 days, cumulating with a short exam and a certificate for successful participants. Please see the attached flyer . The course is free, thanks to our generous sponsor, and will be delivered via ZOOM
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 »Eastern SD Grazing School
SD Grassland Coalition is taking the Grazing School on the road. We will be offering a new Eastern SD Grazing School Aug 11-13 at the Abbey of the Hills near Marvin, SD. The school is tailored to all producers of course, but we are especially encouraging young producers to attend. The last couple years have been challenging, and there is a wealth of knowledge to be passed down to the next generation of grazers. See the attached registration brochure.
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 »Learn How Fire Can Manage Grasslands
Audubon Dakota and partners use restorative fires to reduce invasive plants and manage grasslands in North Dakota WHEN: August 31st | 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. WHERE: 2154 69th Ave. SE, Pingree, ND 58476 Join Audubon Dakota for a pasture walk on a controlled burn conducted in April 2021. Learn more about prescribed fire on private land. Topics discussed include how fires impact forage production; cattle gains; speakers will address fire planning in a drought year; and pasture resilience. Additionally, we will…
Find out more »Growing Season Burn Workshop
Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever of Nebraska and our partners invite you to attend a growing season burning workshop on August 31st from 1-3 pm at Spring Creek Audubon Center; 11700 SW 100th St, Denton, NE 68339. This workshop will feature a live burn demonstration. Topics to be discussed: Summer Burns on CRP and Rangelands Effects on Plants and Wildlife Effects on Cattle Forage Site and Firebreak Preparation Burn Plan Development for Summer Fires Prescribed Burn Associations For more information contact…
Find out more »September 2021
Prescribed Fire Field Day and Tour
The Rowan and Connell families are teaming up with the Niobrara Valley Prescribed Fire Association to host a FREE public tour of their prescribed fires. See how fall and spring burns turned out and talk to the landowners about how and why they burn. Lunch will be provided. See below and attached for more details. Call to register in order to guarantee your free lunch.
Find out more »South Dakota Grazing School
The annual SD Grazing School will be held in Chamberlain, SD from September 14-16. Classroom activities will take place at the Chamberlain Community Center and field activities at the Charlie Totten Ranch. Participants are responsible for lodging, and several options are available in Chamberlain. Contact Judge Jessop judge.jessop@sdconservation.net or 1-605-280-0127 for more information
Find out more »Fire Line Burn Boss Training
Fire line burn boss training September 15-16, 2021 9:00 AM Niobrara Valley Preserve 42269 Morel Road Johnstown, NE 69214 Flyer attached. Red card is NOT required if NWCG certification not needed. Register by September 13 to Ashley Oblander (ashley.oblander@tnc.org, 402.722.4440) Free, meals included. Includes hands-on learning and live fire demonstration Topics: The role of the line boss Prescribed fire techniques and practices every line boss should know Common radio frequencies in NE Understanding and reading the fire…
Find out more »October 2021
4th National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy Workshop
The 4th National Cohesive Strategy Workshop will center on this theme and focus sharply on understanding, co-managing, transferring, and accepting risk at federal, state, Tribal and local stakeholder levels to prioritize and invest in decisions, projects and other efforts that result in widespread reduction in risk across landscapes, and communities, the public and firefighters collectively better. Since the inception of The National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy, we have learned that there are multiple “hard truths” of living with fire that…
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