Save the Date – 2/14/22! This is your official save the date for our 2022 Winter Council Meeting to be held on Valentine’s Day, Monday February 14th, 2022, at 4:00pm Central! This meeting is open to all WPFC members and the public. Check back on our Events Page two weeks before for more details, agenda, board
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Click HERE to gain access to a pre-publication version of Effects of fire seasonality and intensity on resprouting woody plants in prairie-forest communities by Jed Meunier, Nathan Holoubek, Yari Johnson, Tim Kuhman, and Brad Strobel! This recent research conducted in part at the UW-Arboretum suggests that late summer burns may be more effective at controlling some shrub species, along
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Webinar January 11, 2022! ** Second webinar of their Fall Webinar Series **This webinar will be presented by Dr. Erica Smithwick, Penn State Hosted in partnership with the North Atlantic Fire Science ExchangeRegistration is required (link below)!!Webinar title: Firescapes of the mid-Atlantic: Challenges and opportunities for implementing prescribed burning as a land management...
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On December 2nd 2021, the Wisconsin Prescribed Fire Council hosted its first ever webinar, Increasing Prescribed Burn Capacity in Wisconsin – Getting More Fire on the Ground Safely! We hope you were able to attend and found the webinar presentations and panel discussion engaging, informative, and useful! In case you were not able to attend,
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Join us for our first ever webinar, Increasing Prescribed Burn Capacity in Wisconsin – Getting More Fire on the Ground Safely! Be sure to check out our official event page for more information and how to register. We can’t wait to “see” you there! Cover photo by Tom Lynn
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Instead of acres, let’s focus on jobs, training, innovative fire planning and bold projects, and let’s lift up all the people who are in love with and leading this work. If we focus on the people and the capacity, the acres will follow. And hopefully the prescribed fire acres will be in places that allow
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“Less than 10% of firefighters are women. But what these women lack in numbers, they make up for in guts and inspiration, paving the way for the next generation of women firefighters.” Will never not post this video! WPFC’s very own Vice Chair and Government Relations Co-Chair Stacey Marion was featured in a video by
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An increasing number of studies across the upper Midwest including research conducted by DNR Research Scientist, Jed Meunier, suggests that spring may not be the most effective time to conduct prescribed burns to achieve brush control. In fact, some data show spring burning can cause up to a two-fold increase in re-sprouts on some of
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Check out this NPR piece, “Why The South Is Decades Ahead Of The West In Wildfire Prevention,” discussing how Florida and the southeast US have managed to lead the country in prescribed fire management. Much of this success can be attributed to shifts in law, liability, and the creation and continued support of a certified
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Don’t forget to sign up for the Natural Areas Association one day virtual conference on October 19th. The theme for this year’s conference is “Life from the Ashes: Exploring the Impact of Prescribed & Natural Fire on Insects and Other Invertebrates”. Click here to register!
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Check out this amazing drone video exemplifying a classic ring fire! WPFC Chair Jeb Barzen led this 7 acre prescribed burn at Riverside Farms in Columbia County on April 14th, 2021. Videos like these will provide a unique perspective of how a burn is conducted for prescribed fire students.
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The WPFC provided funds to purchase Nomex PPE for the UW-Madison Fire Ecology class taught by WPFC Chair Jeb Barzen. Students put the Nomex to action during a prescribed burn led by Adam Gundlach and Quercus Land Stewardship Services at the UW-Madison Lakeshore Nature Preserve.
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