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 prescribed fire implementation impacts carbon sequestration. Prescribed Fire Carbon Dynamics (FINAL)
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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 by Jeb Barzen and features students from UW-Madison’s prescribed fire ecology course. “The burn was a 4-year-old planting that had not burned previously and
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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 Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) University of Colorado at Boulder, and NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)Webinar title...
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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 fire-oak management.
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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 informative news segments we’ve seen on the topic. WPFC even got a shoutout! Thanks to Jed and Peter for doing a great job to increase
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“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 able to combine data with pictures to fill some of my visualization gaps. For a 45-acre prescribed burn that I and a wonderful group of
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The Nature Conservancy staff member Stephanie Judge did an interview with Kate Archer Kent at Wisconsin Public Radio Morning Show at the end of March that highlights the role of fire in WI, specifically in the Central Sands region. https://www.wpr.org/protecting-nature-through-conservation-land-purchases While the focus was not fire specifically, the piece integrates the need and role of
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Follow the link below to access the Feb 16th Northeast-Midwest Regional Prescribed Fire Council Coordinating Group (NE-MW RPFCCG) Legislating the Right to Burn Forum recording and presentation given by Carissa Wonkka from the USDA ARS Northern Plains Agricultural Research Lab. This is really an excellent presentation and primer on this challenging but important topic...
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On 2/16/22, our very own Education & Outreach Committee chair, Alex Wenthe, gave a webinar presentation on private lands and prescribed fire for the Wild Rivers Conservancy Lunch and Learn series! In case you missed it or want to rewatch, be sure to check out the recording by following this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE7PhM1Xdz8 “Did you know
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Check out this FANTASTIC video made by student Linnea GeBauer from Oregon – it’s her submission to the 2022 C-SPAN StudentCam Documentary Competition. It’s all about the Cohesive Strategy and learning to live with wildland fire! StudentCam is C-SPAN’s annual national video documentary competition that encourages students to think critically about issues that affect our...
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Northeast-Midwest Regional Prescribed Fire Council Coordinating Group (NE-MW RPFCCG)Virtual Networking ForumWednesday, February 16, 20222:00 to 3:30 PM EASTERN / 1:00 to 2:30 PM CENTRAL Purpose – Legislating the right to burn: An overview of prescribed burningstatutes and regulations Northeast-Midwest Regional Prescribed Fire Council Coordinating GroupZoom Meeting RoomNo registration is...
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Register for the Wild Rivers Conservancy Lunch & Learn on 2/16 to hear from our very own WPFC Education and Outreach Committee Chair, Alex Wenthe! Wild Rivers Conservancy Lunch & Learn: The Do’s and Don’ts of Prescribed Fire on Private Land Did you know that fire can be a good thing? Prescribed fire is used
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