2013 Tallgrass Prairie & Oak Savanna Regional Fire Conference
Thank you to the more then 350 participants who made the 2013 conference a success! This event was held on January 29 - 31 in Dubuque, Iowa.
Recorded presentations are available on the Conference Vimeo Channel.
Most presentations are available as PDF files. Presentations are arranged by date and concurrent session.
The final program is available here
Tuesday January 29
"Oak, Fire and Mesophication: Past, current and future trends of oak in the eastern United States."
Gregory J. Nowacki; Ecologist, US Forest Service, Eastern Region
"Role of fire and grazing in the evolution of grasslands and the implication for management."
Dr. Roger Anderson, Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Plant Ecology, Illinois State University
Concurrent Sessions - Round 1
"Flint Hills Smoke Modeling Tool"
Tom Gross, Kansas Department of Health and Environment
"Blowing in the wind: Managing smoke from prescribed burning - The Flint Hills Experience"
Carol Blocksome, Kansas State University
Gabriel Powers, McHenry County Conservation District
"Neighbors Helping Neighbors: Fire Training Exchanges Spread Like Wildfire"
Kyle Lapham, The Nature Conservancy
Armund Bartz, WI Department of Natural Resources
Concurrent Sessions - Round 2
Brad Woodson, McHenry County Conservation District
"Trends in Prescribed Fire on Public Lands in Missouri"
Daniel Godwin, University of Missouri – Columbia
"Online Prescribed Fire Planning Software"
Tom Buman, Agren Inc.
"Prescribed burning for fun and profit with volunteers"
Brian Buenzow, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
"Bee diversity on two tallgrass prairie remnants after 22 years of management"
Mike Arduser, Missouri Department of Conservation
Wednesday January 30
Stephen Creech, Wildfire Management and Training Specialists
Concurrent Sessions - Round 3
"Re-introducing prescribed fire to fire-dependent (but fire-excluded) woodland and forest urban ecosystems" Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
Matt Schramm, Thunderpaws Ecology & Fire, and Angella Moorehouse, Illinois Nature Preserves Commission
Jack McGowan-Stinski, Cardno JFNew
"The compatibility of prescribed burning and the conservation of insects in fragmented landscapes"
Karl Gnaedinger, The Nature Conservancy
Mike Olson, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
"Native Prairie Adaptive Management: a way to speed up learning about what works"
Pauline Drobney, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Concurrent Sessions - Round 4
Gregg Pattison, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
"Short-term effects of burn season on flowering phenology of savanna plants"
Noel Pavlovic, U.S. Geological Survey
"Incorporating refugia into prescribed burns – what to think about and how to do it"
Matt Zine, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Dan Paulson, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Jeremy Bennett, Bureau of Indian Affairs
Concurrent Sessions - Round 5
"Mixing Heights and their impact on Smoke Dispersion"
Casey Sullivan, National Weather Service
"Prescribed Burning as a Woodland & Forest Management Tool"
Brad Hutnik, WI Department of Natural Resources
Ryan Harr, Iowa State University
"Long-term Studies of Bird-Fire Interactions in Illinois Grasslands"
Dr. James Herkert, Illinois Department of Natural Resources
"Prairie Restoration and Prescribed Burning on a Reservation in the Urban/Rural Interface"
Shawn Kelley, Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community
Concurrent Sessions - Round 6
"Burning Under Low-Humidity Conditions - How Low Can You Go?"
Jim Elleson, Quercus Land Stewardship
"Repeated prescribed fires favor oak regeneration in canopy gaps"
Todd Hutchinson, U.S. Forest Service
"LANDFIRE data and ecological departure: an analysis of ecosystem loss and structural change"
Sarah Hagen and Randy Swaty, The Nature Conservancy
"Controlling invasive cool-season grass with fire – timing is everything"
Rich Henderson, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Concurrent Workshops and Group Discussions - Round 1
"First Aid For Prescribed Burns"
Jaya Elleson, Quercus Land Stewardship
Panel Discussion: Fire’s role in today’s woodlands: How can we better utilize prescribed fire as a forest management/silvicultural tool as well as a land management/restoration tool?
"25 years of fire at Nachusa Grasslands. What is your fire return interval?"
Bill Kleiman and Cody Considine, The Nature Conservancy
Panel Discussion: Integrating College/University Students and Prescribed Fire
Intro Carleton College Knox College SAFE UW-Green Bay UW-Stevens Point
Keynote Address:
"Developing Fire Science: Adding to Conservation Legacies"
Richard King, McGregor District Manager, Upper Mississippi National Wildlife and Fish Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Thursday January 31
Concurrent Sessions - Round 7
Jon Kellermann, Fox Valley Technical College
"A Sleeper Lake Wildfire Experience" Part 1 Part 2
Dan Wallace, Wisconsin Prescribed Fire Council
"Conducting a Statewide Fire Needs Assessment: A Michigan Example"
Jack McGowan-Stinski, Cardno JFNew
"Rosinweed gall wasp response to fire"
Rich Henderson, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Concurrent Sessions - Round 8
"Evolution of a Prescribed Fire Program in Oak Savannah, Forest and Cattle Pasture at Whiterock Conservancy" Part 1 Part 2
Liz Garst, Whiterock Conservancy
"Managing Smoke and Ignition Techniques"
Scott Moats, The Nature Conservancy
"Large-scale Prescribed Burning: pros, cons, and related issues"
Matt Zine, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
"Fire and Herpetofauna in Grassland Ecosystems"
Dan Fogell, Southeast Community College
Concurrent Workshops and Group Discussions - Round 2
"ATVs and UTVs on the fire line: How to pick the best rig for your needs and how to use it safely"
Jerry Ziegler & Dave Feutz, The Nature Conservancy
Roundtable: Midwestern Prescribed Fire Councils – A Discussion of Best Practices and Lessons Learned
Daniel Godwin, University of Missouri – Columbia & MO Prescribed Fire Council
Panel Discussion: Incorporating fire sensitive species into prescribed fire planning and operations
Nate Fayram, Tallgrass Prairie & Oak Savanna Fire Science Consortium
POSTERS
Missouri Students Association for Fire Ecology
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