Dear Fire Friends, I hope you are all well and you had a successful spring fire season. Now that Covid is waning we are bringing back a fire event that has been well attended and appreciated. If you want off this list, please let me know. The Prairie Enthusiasts and The Friends of the Brooklyn
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 fire-oak management.
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 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
Read moreExclusive Access – New Rx Fire Research!
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
Read moreWPFC Webinar – Recording!
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,
Read moreWPFC Webinar – Increasing Prescribed Burn Capacity in Wisconsin
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
Read moreRenewing and Radicalizing Our Relationship with Fire
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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