Burning Issues Symposium
Herps and Fire

17 & 18 September 2008

Agenda

• 17 September

  • 8:30 – 8:45 Arrival and Registration — light refreshments available
  • 9:00 Welcome and Introductions — Michele Richards, FCTC Environmental
  • 9:15 Presentations Begin – Jim Marshall, Moderator, Potawatomi Resource Conservation and Development Council
  • Prescribed Fire as a Management Tool in the Landowner Incentive Program
    Chris Hoving
  • The Importance of Natural History, Landscape Factors, and Prescribed Burns, in Conserving Pond-Breeding Salamander Diversity
    B. Brodman
  • Responses of the Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus) to Prescribed Burns Wetland Habitats
    Matt Cross
  • 10:30 – 10:45 Break
  • 10:45 Resume
  • The Influence of Prescribed Fire on Habitat
    Jack McGowan-Stinski
  • From Landscapes to Microsites: Viewing Fire Effects at Multiple Scales
    Mike Kost
  • Effects of Prescribed Fire on the Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene c. carolina) in Southern Michigan
    J. Gibson and B. A. Kingsbury
  • 12:30 – 1:30 Lunch
  • 1:30 Set up Discussion Groups
  • 1:45 Begin Groups
  • 2:45 Report out on Discussion Group Results
  • 4:00 Wrap-up

• 18 September

  • 8:30 Refreshments Available
  • 9:00 Presentations Begin
  • Conservation Through Compromise: Coexistence of Herps and Prescribed Fire
    David A. Mifsud, M.Sc., PWS
  • Habitat Improvements at FCTC After Prescribed Fire Management Application
    Dan Zay
  • 10:00 Small Group Discussions
  • 11:00 Report out on Discussion Group Results
  • 11:30 Large Group Discussion
  • 12:00 Wrap-up and Conclusion