Prescribed Fire Field Tour for Landowners
Join Ron Rathfon, Purdue Extension Forester, on a tour of tracts recently managed using prescribed fire. This is a free event held by Let The Sun Shine In (LSSI) and Purdue Extension.
Topics that will be discussed:
- Indiana's Fire History
- Benefits of Fire as a Forest Management Tool
- Creating and Using Burn Plans
- Tools for prescribed fire
- Use of fire breaks
- Indiana’s Current and Proposed Laws Regarding Rx Fire
- Fire Safety
- Assistance and USDA funding programs
Speakers include Extension Forester Ron Rathon, Brian Find (IDNR), and Judi Brown (LSSI-IN Coordinator).
To register, call or email Judi Brown at 812-631-4904 or jbrown@abcbirds.org.
The Prescribed Fire Field Tour for Landowners PDF flyer is included so you can share with your community or print the flyer for local distribution.
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If you are in need of accommodations to attend this program, please contact Judi Brown prior to the meeting at 812-631-4904 or jbrown@abcbirds.org by April 29, 2025.
If you need an interpreter or translator, please contact Judi Brown prior to the meeting at 812-631-4904 or jbrown@abcbirds.org by April 29, 2025.