Description

All are welcome and we’d love to see strong participation from South Dakota’s Volunteer and Municipal Fire Departments that are involved in prescribed fire on private lands or that want to learn more about what others are doing. Its better than flipping pancakes!!

Please share broadly among VFDs and the greater fire community!

Free registration, free meal, free display/info/vendor tables

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Discover the who, what, where and how of prescribed fire practices on private lands in South Dakota. This forum is designed for landowners, fire professionals, educators and service providers to come together and explore opportunities, challenges and resources related to prescribed fire.

 Who should attend 

• Landowners curious about prescribed fire 
• Agency/NGO administrators and staffers 
• Private lands service providers 
• Prescribed burn associations 
• Volunteer fire departments 
• Educators and trainers 
• Fire service providers 
• Equipment representatives

Featured Topics 

• South Dakota private lands prescribed fire laws and regulations 
• Liabilities and other concerns 
• Landowner training opportunities 
• Agency support, programs and partnerships 
• Landowner-led prescribed burn associations 
• Equipments, service providers and educational resources 
• Open forum for questions, answers and concerns  

Registration 

• Free 
• Prefered by Dec. 16, 2024 
• Free exhibitor display tables available 
• Lunch will be provided 

Visit extension.sdstate.edu/events or scan the QR to register. Optional Free Evening Social December 17, 2024 7:00-9:00 p.m. Cedar Shore Resort Time for exhibitors to set up tables and participants to network. 

For more information 

Pete Bauman | SDSU Extension Natural Resources and Wildlife Field Specialist pete.bauman@sdstate.edu | (605) 882-5140 

Laura Kahler| South Dakota Grasslands Initiative Director laura.grass@sdconservation.net