We could not have gotten our 2024 Conference off the ground without the support of our valued Sponsors! These sponsors also helped us offer reduced registration rates for students. Be sure to check out their tables at the event! THANK YOU! Platinum Sponsor: UW – Platteville Gold Sponsors: Good Oak Ecological Services – Also a
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The WPFC Board of Directors is pleased to announce that we are hiring for a Program Specialist Position! This is a new position that will be primarily responsible for implementing the Training and Certification initiatives underway with the Council. Specific responsibilities include organizing training programs for landowners, practitioners and administrators as well as facilitating the
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Attention fire community! We will be hosting our annual Council meeting and 2024 conference at UW-Platteville on February 2 and 3, 2024! We are calling all potential sponsors! Your sponsorship will not only directly support the Council and this event but will also offer the opportunity to showcase your company or organization. Your sponsorship also
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Prescribed Fire for Forest Management Webinar Series Select Wednesdays in 2023-24 | 8:30-10 a.m. CT | Online via Zoom Foresters and land managers have many forest management tools at their disposal. One tool that’s often overlooked is prescribed fire. Though underutilized, prescribed fire for forest management is important for ecosystem health, forest regeneration, wildlife habitat...
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About two weeks ago, WPFC attended and was a sponsor for the Northeast Midwest Regional Prescribed Fire Workshop! This workshop was for all wildland fire management partners across the 20 state NE-MW region to share region-wide, science-based, fire ecology information oriented toward expanding and maintaining the use of prescribed fire across all landscapes, jurisdictions, and
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Today marks one month since our first in person WPFC outreach event in years! We are so excited to be offering networking and educational events in person again and are already planning the next event. Thank you to all who attended! We had over 80 registrants and over 70 people braved the winter storm to
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Our 2023 Winter Council Meeting was a great success! We welcomed in several new board members and had over 40 attendees throughout the meeting. Our presenters did a fantastic job discussing topics including indigenous use of fire, increasing capacity through prescribed burn associations, and success stories from the 2023 burn season – thank you! Thank
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Attention prescribed fire community! Save the date for our annual Council meeting on Wednesday February 15th from 3:00-5:30. We will be holding board elections, providing an overview of Council business, and anticipated next steps. We will also have three feature presentations including an overview of Menominee Fire Management, Expanding Burn Capacity at the Regional and
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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 REGISTER HERE! A morning of presentations by prescribed burning experts will be followed by a networking lunch (meal included in registration) and an afternoon of
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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 capacity for prescribed burning in Wisconsin. A big thank you to Paul Ohlrogge in guiding us through this journey. During this session, we worked to
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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 membership for 2023! Your valued membership and Council participation directly supports our mission to increase the capacity of safe prescribed fire in Wisconsin. We can’t
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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 capacity for prescribed burning in Wisconsin. A big thank you to Paul Ohlrogge in guiding us through this journey. We are looking forward to future
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