In the News - April 2008
Fire council offers workshop for forest landowners
BATESVILLE, Ark. - The Arkansas Prescribed Fire Council is conducting a
prescribed burn workshop for private landowners beginning at 9 a.m. on Saturday,
April 19, at the University of Arkansas Livestock and Forestry Branch Experiment
Station, near Batesville.
Controlled burning has been used for hundreds of years as a management tool
to benefit forest health, wildlife habitat and soil and water quality.
The workshop will show private landowners the factors that influence
effective and safe burns. Classroom time will address fire planning, fire
behavior, ignition techniques, weather, fire laws and using fire for forest,
native grass and wildlife management.
Dr. Tamara Walkingstick, extension forestry expert with the University of
Arkansas Division of Agriculture, will moderate the workshop.
A prescribed burn demonstration, weather permitting, is scheduled to
illustrate and teach prescribed fire planning. Space is limited. A $25
registration fee covers workshop materials, refreshment breaks and lunch.
Register by contacting the Arkansas Forestry Association at (501) 374-2441 or
look online at www.arkforests.org.
April 4, 2008
Contact: Anna Swaim, Arkansas Forestry Association
(501) 374-2441
aswaim@arkforests.org
Media Contact: Lamar James
Extension Communications Specialist
U of A Division of Agriculture
Cooperative Extension Service
(501) 671-2187 or (501) 753-0207
ljames@uaex.edu
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