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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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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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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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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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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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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“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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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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