Prescribed Fire Workshop for Landowners

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Prescribed Fire Workshop for Landowners

Friday, February 4, 2011
8:30 am Registration (coffee & rolls)
9:00 am - 4:00 pm - Workshop
Cost: $10.00
Lunch will be provided
Louisa County Conservation Office
12635 Co Rd G56, Wapello, IA 52653

Most sessions will be indoors but participants should be prepared to go outside for some activities.
We will NOT be conducting a prescribed burn.
This workshop is not a certification, it is a training to make attendees more knowledgeable about using prescribed fire as a management tool.

Who should attend?
Landowners who are interested in prescribed
fire as a management tool for prairies and forests.
What will be covered?
• Benefits of fire on prairie and forests
• Setting goals and objectives
• Creating and using burn plans
• Fire weather
• Constructing fire breaks
• Firefighting tools
• Lighting techniques
• Safety, safety, safety!!!

Why attend?
Participants will be allowed to check out fire caches stocked
with wildland firefighting equipment such as bladder bags, drip
torches, nomex suits and other fire specific tools, as well as
meet a cooperative of partners to go to for management help

Bring a map of the area you would like to burn, and we will
do our best to answer your land management questions.

Questions contact: Louisa County Conservation at 319-523-8381 or khammond@lccb.org

Pre-registration required by January 26th.
Payment and forms must be received.
Minimum 20 participants - Maximum 50