Attention all WPFC Members! Save the date for our annual Council meeting on Wednesday February 15th from 3:30-5:30. We will be holding board elections, providing an overview of Council business
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WPFC Conference: New Approaches to Prescribed Burning
Practitioners, landowners, students, and volunteers – come learn about new & expanded ways to get fire on the ground safely and effectively! See our EVENTS page for more info or
Read moreStrategic Planning Updates
On December 5th, the WPFC held our second Strategic Planning meeting to assist in streamlining our initiatives and to ensure cohesiveness and focus in achieving our efforts to increase the
Read more2023 Member Renewals
Hello! We hope you are doing well and staying healthy! Now that we have reached the end of the year, it is time to renew your Wisconsin Prescribed Fire Council
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On September 28th, the WPFC held our first Strategic Planning meeting to assist in streamlining our initiatives and to ensure cohesiveness and focus in achieving our efforts to increase the
Read moreFire, People, and Place: Making Oshkigin Spirit of Fire
Please take some time to read this interview with Gloria Erickson and watch the video, Oshkigin Spirit of Fire. Gloria Erickson is the Community Wildfire Project Manager for Dovetail Partners
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Click below to read about Prescribed Fire Carbon Dynamics, by WI DNR Forestry Researchers Jed Meunier & Colleen M. Sutheimer. This research is for anyone interested in how Lake State’s
Read moreHappy Summer Solstice!
Happy Summer Solstice! On this the longest day of the year, let’s take a look back at some photos of a spring burn in Richland County! This burn was led
Read moreFire-Scar/Tree-Ring Network Webinar – June 8
Fire-scar / Tree-ring network webinar! Webinar June 8, 2022! This webinar will be presented by Dr. Ellis Margolis, Research Ecologist, USGS Fort Collins Science Center and Dr. Christopher Guiterman, Cooperative
Read moreFactsheet on Rx Fire and Oak Regeneration
Please see THIS FACTSHEET regarding the use of prescribed fire to manage oak regeneration. This factsheet synthesizes a lot of the recent research into a succinct infographic format for communicating
Read moreFox 6 Local News Segment on Rx Fire
Please take a moment to watch (or read) this Fox 6 News segment by Eric Manges on the importance of prescribed fire! This is one of the best and most
Read moreWhat Do Smoke Dispersal Metrics Look Like?
“I often find it hard to visualize what various metrics that measure smoke dispersal mean when I look at columns of smoke from the ground. On March 27, I was
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