Pheasants Forever and Partners in Nebraska Hosting 2016 Prescribed Fire Trainings

Pheasants Forever and Partners in Nebraska Hosting 2016 Prescribed Fire Trainings

Field Notes
1/11/2016 1:43:33 PM

Pheasants Forever and its conservation partners are hosting a series of 13 educational workshops throughout Nebraska to provide prescribed fire training for landowners, land managers, resource professionals, volunteer fire departments, and others interested in the safe and effective use of this underutilized land management tool.

Six basic workshops will be held to provide a solid foundation on the fundamentals of planning and conducting a prescribed fire. These workshops are great for those with little to no experience and while serving as a refresher to more experienced fire practitioners. The remaining seven workshops are more advanced and will take an in-depth look at specific aspects of planning or implementing a prescribed fire.

Fire is a natural part of both forest and grassland ecology, and controlled fire can be a tool for foresters and resource professionals to safely reduce excess amounts of brush, shrubs, and trees, encourage the new growth of native vegetation, and maintain the many plant and animal species whose habitats depend on periodic fire.

PRESCRIBED FIRE BASICS

DATE	LOCATION	SUMMARY	ADDRESS	TIME
January 20^th, 2016	Scottsbluff	Prescribed Fire Basics — Learn why, when and how to plan and complete a safe and effective prescribed fire.	North Platte NRD 100547 Airport Rd - Scottsbluff	9:00 AM - 4:00 PM MST
January 21^st, 2016	Gothenburg	Prescribed Fire Basics — Learn why, when and how to plan and complete a safe and effective prescribed fire.	Monsanto Water Utilization LC 76268 NE-47 - Gothenburg	9:00 AM - 4:00 PM CST
January 27^th, 2016	Grand Island	Prescribed Fire Basics — Learn why, when and how to plan and complete a safe and effective prescribed fire.	Hall County UNL Extension 3180 US-34 - Grand Island	9:00 AM - 4:00 PM CST
January 28^th, 2016	Lincoln	Prescribed Fire Basics — Learn why, when and how to plan and complete a safe and effective prescribed fire.	Lancaster County UNL Extension 444 Cherry Creek Road - Lincoln	9:00 AM - 4:00 PM CST
February 5^th, 2016	Burwell	Prescribed Fire Basics — Learn why, when and how to plan and complete a safe and effective prescribed fire.	Burwell Legion Club 657 G Street - Burwell	9:00 AM - 4:00 PM CST
February 9^th, 2016	Norfolk	Prescribed Fire Basics — Learn why, when and how to plan and complete a safe and effective prescribed fire.	LifeLong Learning Center - Northeast Community College 801 E. Benjamin Ave - Norfolk	9:00 AM - 4:00 PM CST
March 1^st, 2016	Gibbon	Prescribed Fire Basics — Learn why, when and how to plan and complete a safe and effective prescribed fire.	Rowe Sanctuary 44450 Elm Island Road - Gibbon	9:00 AM - 4:00 PM CST

ADVANCED TOPICS

DATE		LOCATION	SUMMARY		ADDRESS			TIME
January 26^th, 2016	Curtis			Mop-up, Ignitions, and Making Decisions Under Pressure		Curtis Cattle Company 223 Center Ave - Curtis	6:30 PM - 9:00 PM CST
February 23^rd, 2016	Hartington			Burn Plan Writing		Hartington City Auditorium 101 North Broadway - Hartington	5:00 PM - 8:00 PM CST
February 24^th, 2016	Imperial			How to Use Prescribed Burning for CRP Mid-Contract Management		Mid-Plains Community College 1324 Broadway St. - Imperial	5:30 PM - 8:30 PM MST
February 25^th, 2016	Lincoln			Burn Plan Writing		Lancaster County UNL Extension 444 Cherry Creek Road - Lincoln	6:00 PM - 8:00 PM CST
March 3^rd, 2016	Hastings			Fire Weather		Headstart 123 N. Marian Road - Hastings	1:00 PM - 4:00 PM CST
May 24^th, 2016	Oconto			Fire Pump and Engine Design		Pressey Wildlife Management Area Shooting Range	11:00 AM - 2:00 PM CDT
May 25^th, 2016	Chadron			Responding to Wildfire		Country Kitchen 1250 West 10th Street - Chadron	5:30 PM - 7:30 PM MDT

Each workshop is available to the public for a fee of $10 which includes a meal and training materials. Visit www.NebraskaPF.com or call 308-850-8395 for more information and registration instructions.

About Pheasants Forever

Pheasants Forever, including its quail conservation division, Quail Forever, is the nation's largest nonprofit organization dedicated to upland habitat conservation. Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever have more than 140,000 members and 700 local chapters across the United States and Canada. Chapters are empowered to determine how 100 percent of their locally raised conservation funds are spent; the only national conservation organization that operates through this truly grassroots structure. Since creation in 1982, Pheasants Forever has spent $577 million on 475,000 habitat projects benefiting 10 million acres nationwide.