Thanks to the over 350 people who participated

and made the conference a success!

Lots of materials are now available online.

*Over 50 presentations and the conference program are available as PDF's:

http://www.tposfirescience.org/2013-conference/

*Recorded presentations are available on the Conference Vimeo Channel:

https://vimeo.com/channels/2013regfireconf

Note: The audio is low for some of the presentations. You may need headphones or external speakers.
 

Sample Recorded Presentations:

Large-scale Prescribed Burning in Wisconsin: pros, cons, and related issues

Matt Zine

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Bee diversity on two tallgrass prairie remnants after 22 years of management

Mike Arduser

Missouri Department of Conservation



 

Summer Burns in Michigan: Growing Season Fire in Oak Barrens, Jack Pine Barrens, and other Natural Communities

Jack McGowan-Stinski

Cardno JFNew 

Mixing Heights and their Impact on Smoke Dispersion

Casey Sullivan

National Weather Service
 




Repeated prescribed fires favor oak regeneration in canopy gaps

Todd Hutchinson

U.S. Forest Service





 
Introduction to a select group of prairie butterflies and moths. A managers journey attempting to understand these critters for better management outcomes

Armund Bartz

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
 

Tom Buman (Agren) demonstrated a new software tool for developing prescribed fire plans at the Tallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Regional Fire Conference in Dubuque.  Because of the interest in this tool, they are offering a webinar to demonstrate the tool and answer questions.  The webinar will be held Wednesday, Feb. 27th at 2:00 p.m. (CST).
Stan Buman, of Agren, will demonstrate the software program developed for planning prescribed fires. Register for the session now by clicking the date below:

Wed, Feb 27, 2013 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST

Once registered you will receive an email confirming your registration with information you need to join the Webinar.  Any questions - contact Stan: Stan@agren-inc.com

Upcoming Events

Missouri Botanical Symposium
February 27 @ Rolla, MO

Oak Openings Workshop
March 9 @ Eagle, WI

Loess Hills Prescribed Fire Training Exchange
April 3 - 14 @ Loess Hills in Western Iowa

North American Forest Ecology Workshop
June 16 – 20 @ Bloomington, IN

Grassland Restoration Network Workshop
July 16 - 18 @ Columbia, MO

America's Grasslands Conference
August 12 - 14 @ Manhattan, KS

5th World Conference of the Society for Ecological Restoration
October 6 - 11 @ Madison, WI

The Wildlife Society Annual Conference
October 5 - 10 @ Milwaukee, WI