Great Plains Fire Science Exchange

Webinar: Science for Productive Rangelands
2025-10-15 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago)

Prescribed Burn at Signature Bluffs Natural Area
2025-10-13 08:00 - 2025-10-17 17:00

MPFC Annual meeting
2025-10-03 10:00 - 14:00
MPFC Annual Meeting 10-3-25

Landfire Office Hour: IFTDSS & LANDFIRE
2025-09-24 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker: Phillip Graeve, Deputy Director, National Interagency Prescribed Fire Training Center Partner Organization: National Interagency Prescribed Fire Training Center

Fighting Fire with Fire
2025-09-17 09:30 - 16:00

Prescribed Fire Workshop and Field Day
2025-09-10 08:30 - 17:00

Grassland Restoration Network Workshop
2025-09-10 08:00 - 2025-09-11 17:00 | Lawrence, KS, Lawrence, KS, United States
Join us in Lawrence, Kansas, to share insights from grassland restoration work, research, and outreach while experiencing this unique ecotone region. Small remnant prairies in eastern Kansas host exceptional levels of plant diversity, and the combination of conservation and working lands create a heterogeneous landscape relevant to many restoration opportunities and challenges. Local experts will share their knowledge of ethnobotany, plant ecology, biodiversity, microbiomes, fungi, and feedback in soil in the context of restoring grasslands. A field tour of the KU Field Station will showcase a medicinal plant garden; research on the interactive effects of climate, mycorrhizae, and biodiversity on restored prairie; and a participatory art experience that applies cultural burning in a restored grassland.
Details and registration information coming in May 2025.

A Landowners Perspective to Eastern Red Cedar Control
2025-09-09 15:00 - 17:00 | Colome, SD

Growing Season Burn Workshop- Spring Creek
2025-09-09 13:00 - 16:00

Landfire Office Hour: FUEL + (LAND)FIRE = SMOKE
2025-08-27 12:00 - 13:00
Paul Corrigan, Smoke and RAWS Coordinator, US Forest Service, Intermountain Region Partner Organization: US Forest Service

Rancher Led Field Workshop- NM
2025-08-15 - 2025-08-16
Join the New Mexico Section of the Society for Range Management for a FREE summer tour and workshop on August 15–16, 2025 in Santa Rosa, NM! This hands-on event covers key topics like livestock grazing management, virtual fencing, and prescribed burning—including a full “100% hands on” prescribed burn across 570 acres.
Ranchers, land managers, and anyone passionate about rangeland stewardship won’t want to miss this!

🗓 August 15–16, 2025
📍 Santa Rosa, NM
👨‍🌾 Rancher-led field workshop
📌 FREE to attend!

Contact Jim Armendariz at 432-803-2411 for details.

NE Grazing Lands Conference
2025-08-05 08:00 - 2025-08-06 17:00

LandFire Office Hour: How LANDFIRE Uses Image-Based Modeling to Map Vegetation and Update Fuels
2025-07-30 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker: Daryn Dockter, LANDFIRE Technical Lead, TSSC, EROS

Prescribed Fire Rangeland Tour
2025-07-29 17:00 - 19:00

Patch Burn Grazing 2025
2025-07-23 12:30 - 2025-07-24 15:00 | Wood River/Prosser, NE
Join us for discussions and field tours around the topic of managing grasslands for habitat heterogeneity!
Price: $55 per attendee
Location: TNC’s Platte River Prairies in
Wood River, Nebraska
Register by July 14

Prescribed Fire Rangeland Tour
2025-07-15 09:00 - 14:00
Holt County prescribed fire tour

Kayaking for Craig
2025-07-10 08:00 - 2025-07-12 17:00 | Johnstown, NE
Kayaking for Craig-FINAL 2025
Registration Link: Kayaking for Craig

Small Acreage Grassland Tour
2025-07-09 17:30 - 21:00
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Fire and Flora: Managing Wildfire and Rare Plant Communities at Glade Top Trail Scenic Byway, Mark Twain National Forest
2025-07-09 10:00 - 14:30

NE-MW Prescribed Fire Science and Management Workshop
2025-07-08 08:00 - 2025-07-10 17:00

Prescribed Burn School
2025-07-07 08:00 - 2025-07-09 17:00 | Texas A&M AgriLife REsearch and Extension Center at San Angelo, 7887 N US Hwy 87 North, San Angelo, TX, 76901, United States
Event Dates and Times

Day 1 – Monday, July 7, 2025 – 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Day 2 – Tuesday, July 8, 2025 – 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Day 3 – Wednesday, July 9, 2025 – 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

About the School
Upon completion of this burn school, you will be able to;

Evaluate fuels
Describe fire behavior
Plan a prescribed burn
Identify proper equipment and safety techniques
Mitigate smoke impacts
Understand Texas laws & regulations
Evaluate potential burn sites

This school will include the field component implementing a prescribed fire and the opportunity to complete the Certified and Insured Prescribed Burn Manager (CIPBM) exam as a requirement to apply for the CIPBM license from the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA).
Any individuals who have completed the online Prescribed Burn School are welcome to attend the field day training and complete the exam. If conditions allow, the in field component will be held in the general San Angelo area each day of the school.
Location and exam details will be directly sent out closer to the start date.
Only lunch and beverages will be provided each day of the school.

Landfire Office Hour: Applying Rangeland tools and concepts for fire and fuel management
2025-06-25 12:00 - 13:00
Matt Reeves, (Fuel and Forage), US Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station Partner Organization: Rocky Mountain Research Station

America's Grassland Conference
2025-06-24 08:00 - 2025-06-26 17:00
https://www.nwf.org/grasslandsconference

Montana Range Days
2025-06-23 08:00 - 2025-06-25 17:00 | Miles City, MT

2025 Range Youth Camp - KS
2025-06-10 08:00 - 2025-06-13 17:00
2025 Range Youth Camp Information
When: June 10-13, 2025
Where: White Memorial Camp, Council Grove, KS
Who: Upcoming sophomore, junior and senior high school students are eligible to attend
What: Learn range plant identification, plant growth, stocking rate determinations, livestock nutrition, rangeland wildlife management, and much more!

Special items include field trips, a steak dinner, and various activities such as swimming, canoeing, fishing, and hiking.

For more information https://www.kglc.org/range-youth-camp.cfm
To register https://www.kglc.org/range-youth-camp-registration.cfm

NE Prescribed Fire Workshop- In Person
2025-05-31 09:00 - 15:00 | Iain Nicolson Audubon Center

Prescribed Fire Class and Live Training
2025-05-20 08:00 - 18:00 | SDSU Oak Lake Field Station
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Prescribed Fire Class and Live Training
2025-04-08 09:00 - 18:00

SCIENCEx Fire: Fuels Treatments in Non-Forested Systems- Rangelands, Grasslands, Shrublands & More
2025-04-03 13:00 - 14:30

Boone Co Prep & Spot Fire Workshop
2025-03-29 08:00 - 2025-03-30 17:00 | Boone Co, MO, United States
Learn to Prep Workshop
Saturday will be spent learning about the various methods of prep in both grass fields, in the woods, and around structures and the best practices for implementing them! Bonus content: Defensible Space Practices for Structures!
We’ll demonstrate:

Mower Lines
Blower Lines
Disk Lines (good and not so good!)
Prepping Around Structures
Blacklining (burning out an area ahead of time to deepen control lines – if weather permits)

Spot Fire Workshop
Sunday will be the exciting live fire Spot Fire Suppression course, as seen at Shaw Nature Reserve and Collins this past spring.
Participants will learn:

Safety on the Fireline
The Wildland Fire Triangle: Fuels, Weather, Topography/Review of Basic Fire Behavior
Spot Fire Size-Up and Communication, Requesting Assistance
Proper Use of Hand Tools, Leaf Blowers, and Backpack Pumps in Fire Suppression
“Direct Attack” Suppression Strategies
Putting it all Together: LIVE FIRE, participants will fight “spot fires” lit and supervised by cadre within the burn unit we prepped Saturday!

As these are LIVE FIRE events, participants will need to bring & wear:

Leather boots (leather hiking or work boots are ideal)
Long pants – NATURAL (cotton/denim) or FLAME-RESISTANT (Nomex, etc) fibers ONLY!
Long sleeve shirt – NATURAL or FLAME-RESISTANT fibers ONLY!
Leather work gloves (preferably mid-heavy duty) – NO “mechanix”-type gloves!

Eye protection (safety glasses/goggles) is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED! Keeping smoke/embers out of your eyes is a good thing – a couple pair of safety glasses will be available to borrow.

Questions? Call or email Mark:
mark@groundedtruths.com
or call 573-889-2559
