Great Plains Fire Science Exchange

Producer Prescribed Burn Workshop
2023-05-02
The Producer Prescribed Burn Workshop will be held on May 2, 2o23 in Norden, Nebraska. We will add details about registration as they come.

Colorado Wildland Fire Confrence
2023-04-11 08:00 - 2023-04-14 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Fort Collins Marriott, 50 East Horsetooth Road, Fort Collins CO, 80525
Theme:
Accelerating Adaptation
and Managing Expectations
Conference sessions April 12 & 13
Pre- and post-con workshops and tours 11 and 14
Registration will open in November 2022.
Click here to learn more!

Niobrara Valley Prescribed Fire Training Exchange (TREX)
2023-04-09 08:00 - 2023-04-22 17:00
The Niobrara Valley Prescribed Fire Training Exchange (TREX) will be held on April 9-22, 2023. Applications are due February 15, 2023.

Hands-On Fire Science Methods Workshop
2023-04-02 08:00 - 2023-04-07 17:00
This is a workshop for graduate students and early-career professionals conducting research in fire-adapted natural communities. The workshop focuses on standard methods in connecting fuels, weather, and fire behavior to fire effects in grassland ecosystems. Applications for this workshop are due on January 17, 2023.

2023 Landowner Prescribed Fire Classes and Field Training
2023-03-23 08:00 - 17:00
The Prescribed Fire Classes and Field Training is for landowners, non-0perating landowners, & agency staff: all are welcome. During the training, you will learn how to plan and implement burning on your own land. This training includes the basics of planning, preparation and conducting safe and effective prescribed fire.

Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference
2023-02-12 08:00 - 2023-02-15 17:00 | Overland Park, Kansas
The 83rd Midwest Fish & Wildlife Conference will be hosted by the Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks, and is scheduled to be held February 12-15, 2023 in Overland Park, Kansas. Please check back for updates!

Society for Risk Management Annual Meeting
2023-02-12 08:00 - 17:00 | Boise, Idaho
Don’t worry. We will return to our standard meeting format in Albuquerque in 2022 and are looking at options for 2023 and beyond, which will include a return to Boise and face-to-face meetings with a chance to tell stories and rub elbows.

Kansas Natural Resources Conference
2023-02-08 08:00 - 2023-02-09 17:00 | Hilton Garden Inn, 410 S 3rd Street, Manhattan, Kansas

Western Hunting & Conservation Expo
2023-02-02 08:00 - 2023-02-05 17:00 | Salt Lake City, UT
Mark your calendar for future expos:
February 2 – 5, 2023
February 15 – 18, 2024
February 13 – 16, 2025
February 12 – 15, 2026
February 11 – 14, 2027

Mid-Missouri River Burn Association Annual Meeting
2023-01-15 17:00 - 20:30
The Mid-Missouri River Prescribed Burn Association will be hosting its annual meeting on January 15, 2023. A meal will be provided as well as a presentation from Dr. Dirac Twidwell on Woody Plant Encroachment. RSVP to sharon.klein@sdstate.edu or 605-842-1267.

Fire is Central Webinar Series
2023-01-11

Fall 2022 Virtual Training Workshops for OK- December Part 2
2022-12-15 13:00 - 16:30
Free training workshops will be offered this fall for both new and experienced users of OK-FIRE, the statewide weather-based decision support system of the Oklahoma Mesonet for wildland fire management with applications to wildfire, prescribed fire, and smoke. Dr. J. D. Carlson, OKFIRE program manager and fire meteorologist in OSU’s Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, will conduct the training. Workshops will be held in a virtual format over Zoom from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., spanning two consecutive afternoons in October, November, and December.
See flyer for more information.

Fall 2022 Virtual Training Workshops for OK- December Part 1
2022-12-14 13:00 - 16:30

Fall 2022 Virtual Training Workshops for OK- November Part 2
2022-11-10 13:00 - 16:30

Fall 2022 Virtual Training Workshops for OK- November Part 1
2022-11-09 13:00 - 16:30

Wildland Fire Canada
2022-10-31 08:00 - 2022-11-04 17:00 | Virtual
Wildland Fire Canada Conference (WFCC) brings together wildland fire management agencies, partners, and collaborators in Canada and around the world. These biennial conferences focus on wildland fire management, ecology, and science in Canada. Canada has a diversity of fire-prone environments that bring a unique perspective to wildland fire challenges and opportunities.
