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.