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The Mission of the Michigan Prescribed Fire Council is to protect, conserve, and expand the safe use of prescribed fire on the Michigan landscape.The Michigan Prescribed Fire Council was formed to bring together practitioners, guides, and students of prescribed fire to provide a network through which information could be disseminated, partnerships could form and the use of prescribed fire would be protected. This site holds much information, and questions are always welcomed if you can't find what you need here.
Council News
The Council extends congratulations and many thanks to our coordinator, Lara Rainbolt, as she has accepted the position of Conservation Program Coordinator with the Florida Chapter of The Nature Conservancy! Lara will be greatly missed here in Michigan, but this is a great opportunity for her and the Florida conservation team.
During this time of transition, we appreciate your patience!
Annual Meeting Update
The Steering Committee has determined that we will not have an Annual Meeting in 2012. The next Annual Meeting will be held at the regular time, September 2013, in Lansing.
Steering Committee Meetings
Please make a note of these meeting dates:
March 6 - U.S. Forest Service Office, Cadillac
June 5 - Fort Custer Training Center, Battle Creek
October 2 - MDNR RAM Center, Roscommon
December 4 - USDA-NRCS Office, East Lansing
These locations offer conference call capability. We will provide the call-in information prior to each meeting.
Check out the Coalition of Prescribed Fire Councils' 2012 National Prescribed Fire Survey Report!
Other News
Save the Date for the Fourth Fire Behavior and Fuels Management Conference!
Dates: February 18-22, 2013
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
Also available to a virtual audience!
Stay up to date with the Lake States Fire Science Consortium by visiting their website and signing up for their newsletters.