A two day workshop designed for landowners and managers looking to gain skills in prescribed fire planning and implementation. Opportunity to see first hand lands actively managed with prescribed fire.

Day One (classroom):
• Prescribed fire history and current fire research
• Prescribed fire permitting and legal considerations
• Fire weather forecasting and online tools
• Air quality and smoke management
• Options for burning on private lands, prescribed burn associations
• Fire terms and fire behavior
• Burn plan development, burn unit preparation
• Tools and equipment

Day Two (in the field):
Day two will consist of morning training followed by on the ground
prescribed fire demonstration (pending weather and permits). Participants
must attend both days to partake in burning. If unable to perform burn for
any reason day two will include a tour of recent prescribed fire activity and
research at Blodgett Forest Research Station.