***Registration Is Open***
Tallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna
Regional Fire Conference
January 29-31 2013, Dubuque Iowa
Registration for the 2013 Tallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Regional Fire Conference is now open.
This event will be a regional gathering of prescribed fire practitioners, researchers, ecologists, land managers, and land owners.
Join us to tell the unique story of prescribed fire in our region, share stories of lessons learned, while inspiring a path forward into the future role of fire.
Highlights will include:
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Case studies from across the region that brings places, people and partnerships together
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Researchers presenting new and cutting edge ideas and concepts
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Experienced prescribed fire managers presenting on planning, techniques, and logistics of burns
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Presentations on the most debated and rapidly changing fire issues in the region
For Registration Information:
www.tposfirescience.org/register
For Conference Information:
www.tposfirescience.org/conference
Call For Abstracts
We are seeking oral and poster presentations on topics related to fire in the prairie, savanna, and oak woodland region of the Midwestern United States. Submit a summary of your presentation, and share your experience and knowledge with a regional audience of fire practitioners, ecologists, and researchers.
View the Call for Abstracts Here
Opportunity for Exhibitors and Sponsors
Exhibitors and Sponsors are being sought to help make this event a success. With up to 400 attendees from around this region, this conference will provide your organization with substantial marketing and public relations opportunities.
See more information about Exhibitors and Sponsors Here
Prescribed Fire Field Trip
Quincy Bluffs State Natural Area, Adams Friendship WI
Friday Sep 28 2012; 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Please join us for a free field trip to view and discuss the effects from previous prescribed burns at Quincy Bluff State Natural Area. This 5,348 acre property is a joint project between the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and The Nature Conservancy, with nearly 20 years of fire management history.
For more information: www.tposfirescience.org/field-tours
To Sign Up, Click Here
Photo Credit: WI DNR
Upcoming Events
Sep 28 Prescribed Fire Field Trip to Quincy Bluff State Natural Area, Adams Friendship WI
Oct 16-17 Prescribed Fire and Timber Quality Workshop, Poplar Bluff MO
Oct 18 Webinar: Fire Effects on the Highly Invasive Oriental Bittersweet
Oct 26 Symposium: Research-based Answers to Burning Questions about the Ecology of Prescribed Fires: When, Where, Why? Glencoe IL
Oct 29-31 Upper Midwest Invasive Species Conference, La Crosse WI
Jan 29-31 Tallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Regional Fire Conference, Dubuque IA
