Great Plains Fire Science Exchange

Free Prescribed Burn Classroom Session: Murdo
2024-03-19 17:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | The Jones County Sportsman’s Club, Murdo
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Bridging the Gap Conference
2024-04-01 08:00 - 2024-04-04 17:00 | Omni Hotel, Oklahoma City, OK, United States
This conference supported by the USDA Forest Service Tribal Relations Program is hosted in 2024 by the Caddo Nation. Abstracts for posters and for discussion tables at an Eco-Café session are being accepted through March 4. https://tnc.app.box.com/s/gsloxirb7zkee6vn5k1a099q10gg9yt5

Webinar: Fire Use Around the World: Purposes, Principles, Polices
2024-04-02 11:00 - 12:00
Session 2: Preparing for the “big one”:prescribed fore as a strategic fuel reduction tool.
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CA Prescribed Fire Revolution: Changing heart, mind, & landscape
2024-04-02 16:00 - 17:00
WEBINAR: California Fire Science Seminar Series
“California’s Prescribed Fire (R)evolution: Changing hearts, minds, and landscapes” Presented by Lenya Quinn-Davidson

Free IMAGINE Virtual Workshop: Defending & Growing the Core
2024-04-03 10:00 - 17:00
Free IMAGINE Virtual Workshop: Defending and Growing the Core by Breaking the Cycle of Annual Grass Invasion

Free Prescribed Burn Field Session: Lower Brule Fire School
2024-04-09 - 2024-04-10 | Lower Brule Fire School

Missouri Native Grasslands Summit
2024-04-09 - 2024-04-11 | Jefferson City, MO, Jefferson City, MO, United States

Reducing Woody Encroachment in Grasslands: A Vulnerability-Based Approach
2024-04-10 14:00 - 15:00
Did you know that woody encroachment is one of the top two drivers of grassland loss in the Great Plains? Encroachment by species like eastern redcedar reduces forage production by up to 75% in grasslands and can result in consequences to food production, freshwater supply, grassland biodiversity, ranching profitability, and the regulation of wildfire danger, human respiratory health, and vector-borne disease transmission. New rangeland monitoring data shows that woody encroachment is occurring in grasslands with no prior history of encroachment. Past management has followed a reactive approach and has been unable to halt large-scale grassland losses. In this presentation, Dr. Dillon Fogarty will present on new science-based guidance for reducing woody encroachment in grasslands. New guidelines are built around a framework for reducing grassland vulnerability to encroachment and have been adopted by local, state, and national conservation initiatives like the Great Plains Grassland Initiative (GPGI). In Nebraska, conservation practitioners estimate that new guidance saves between $25-500 per acre compared to past guidance for brush management.

Speakers:
Dr. Dillon Fogarty is a Research Assistant Professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His research and extension focus on the ecology and management of woody plant invasions. Dr. Fogarty coordinates the Great Plains Grasslands Extension Partnership, which is comprised of rangeland scientists from every land-grant university in the Great Plains. The Extension Partnership exists to develop and distribute the information, resources, and tools needed to improve grassland conservation and scale up the adoption of science-based solutions
Registration Link: https://teams.microsoft.com/registration/urWTBhhLe02TQfMvQApUlA,YPdhC83nGUCaCNi65LbwSg,MHXDauczqEmK2zP_PI58xA,c_AQsKVhyUyY150_zrJ5Uw,JZQnXYZSbkmsg8M8yR_gMg,XD5R2vxX2UOaKa74h78QrA?mode=read&tenantId=0693b5ba-4b18-4d7b-9341-f32f400a5494&webinarRing=gcc

Victims or Survivors? The Cost of Culture in Fire Recovery
2024-04-16 16:00 - 17:00
WEBINAR: California Fire Science Seminar Series
“Victims or Survivors? The Cost of Culture in Fire Recovery” Presented by Rebecca Ewert

Women-in-Fire Prescribed Fire TREX
2024-04-22 08:00 - 2024-05-03 17:00 | Niobrara Valley Preserve, Johnstown, Nebraska
Join us for twelve days of hands-on burning and learning at The Nature Conservancy’s Niobrara Valley
Preserve! We will explore the growing role of women in fire management, conduct prescribed fire operations designed to advance formal qualifications, and engage in workshops and dialogue on fire ecology and effects, communications and outreach, prescribed fire policy and planning, and tools for empowering a more diverse and thoughtful fire workforce.

Deadline is January 19th
Link for more information and to apply:
Women-in-Fire Prescribed Fire Training Exchange (WTREX)

Free Prescribed Burn Field Session: Oak Lake Fire School
2024-04-23 - 2024-04-24, 2024-05-07 - 2024-05-08 | Oak Lake Fire School

Webinar: Fire Use Around the World: Purposes, Principles, Polices
2024-04-23 11:00 - 12:00
Session 3: Traditional and long-time use of prescribed fire
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Talking Fire Webinar Series: Learning from the Media
2024-04-24 12:00 - 13:30
Fire practitioners are increasingly involved in working with the media to communicate about fire. Whether covering the aftermath of a destructive wildfire or helping local audiences understand the purpose of prescribed fire, it can be challenging to understand how to work with media outlets to best transmit your message. This webinar series, presented by the Fire Learning Network & Fire Networks, will feature panel discussions with media and communications professionals as well as fire practitioners.

Loess Hills Cooperative Burn Week
2024-04-29 08:00 - 2024-05-03 17:00 | Plymouth and Woodbury Counties, IA
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Registration Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScLQpGJjXGGZFT7hF_5rhjzecMF3FIMGwIgITKBjOXRafiRag/viewform

WEBINAR: California Fire Science Seminar Series
2024-04-30 16:00 - 17:00
WEBINAR: California Fire Science Seminar Series
Presented by: Chiara Saggese

Manitoba Tallgrass Prairie & Aspen Parkland TREX
2024-05-06 08:00 - 2024-06-10 17:00 | Rural Municipality, Stuartburn, Manitoba, Canada
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ND Prescribed Fire Workshop
2024-05-07 09:00 - 17:00
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Russel, KS Prescribed Burn Plan Trainings
2024-05-15 08:00 - 17:00

Marquette, KS Prescribed Burn Plan Training
2024-05-22 08:00 - 17:00

Burlington, KS Prescribed Burn Plan Training
2024-05-23 08:00 - 17:00

Fire and Fermentation
2024-05-23 18:00 - 20:00
Join NE Pheasants Forever for a fun and relaxing evening where we will be sampling local craft brews and discuss everything prescribed fire. Meet local experts and fellow burners, get in on fire trivia, and tour recently burned sites at Spring Creek Prairie. Light food and snacks will be available.

Front Range Grassland Fire Workshop
2024-05-29 08:00 - 17:00 | Dickens Opera House, 302 Main St., Longmont, CO, 80501, United States
In Colorado, the Front Range can present unique fuel and weather conditions for wildfires. Combined with numerous wildland/urban interface and intermix settings, these conditions can be critical in wildfire management.
Register now for the Front Range Grassland Fire Workshop to increase your knowledge and understanding of the ecology, behavior, risks, and management of grassfire conditions on the Front Range.
Hear speakers from both the Front Range and the Great Plains to discuss grassland fire.
Limited space-Registration has closed. Refunds will be issued if request is sent by Monday May 20 5pm, CST. No refunds after this date.
Upon completed registration, you will be emailed an automated receipt.
Information Packet (agenda, speaker bios, hotel, parking)

Talking Fire Webinar: Working with the Media
2024-05-30 12:00 - 14:30

Manhattan, KS Prescribed Burn Plan Training
2024-05-31 08:00 - 17:00

Symphony in the Flint Hills
2024-06-08

Range Youth Camp
2024-06-11 08:00 - 2024-06-14 17:00 | Camp Mennoscah, 9458 SE 40 St, Murdock, KS, United States
Kansas Range Youth Camp has been educating Kansas youth for over 50 years.
Upcoming sophomore, junior and senior high school students are eligible to attend and 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.
Interested students should contact their local Conservation District, Extension Office, Farm Bureau Office, Livestock Association, and/or other local businesses for possible financial assistance.
Spots fill up quickly, so get signed up today!
This great event is sponsored by the Kansas Section Society for Range Management.

Registration: $300; scholarships available
To register: https://www.kglc.org/range-youth-camp.cfm

Rangeland and Soils Days
2024-06-12 08:00 - 2024-06-13 17:00 | Watertown, SD
Registration link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScOSak2BstV9ckrMd_PZj1uYXTtRX3PQg_H0fKMYgzCUgmgLA/viewform

KS PBA Annual Meeting
2024-06-12 10:00 - 15:00 | Hutchinson Fire Training Center, 3201 E 4th Ave, Hutchinson, KS, United States
The KS Prescribed Fire Council and KS Prescribed Burn Association will be having a joint annual meeting on June 12th in Hutchinson at the Hutchinson Fire Training center. 3201 E 4th Ave, Hutchinson, KS 67501.
The KS Prescribed Fire Council meeting will start at 10:00 in the morning.
The KS Prescribed Burn Association meeting will start at 1:00 pm. -Meeting should be concluded by 2:30 pm.
Meeting times are split for individuals who are in both associations or interested in attending the other association meeting.
Lunch will be served at noon. -Individuals attending the 1:00 pm KS Prescribed Burn association only can have lunch with the group before the 1:00 PBA meeting.

70th TSSRM Youth Range Workshop
2024-06-16 08:00 - 2024-06-21 17:00
June 16-21, 2024 is the 70th Youth Range Workshop. Spend the week at the Texas Tech Center near Junction, Texas on the banks of the Llano River, nearby ranches and the Kerr WMA exploring and learning all about rangeland ecosystems, the plants, animals and people that thrive there and depend upon these rangelands for survival. 65% of Texas is rangeland, over 100 million acres! Focusing on science, stewardship, and leadership while building a network of contacts sure to last a lifetime!
