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Hands-on Fire Science Workshop (TPOS)


Hosted by Tallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Fire Science Consortium

Location: Dunn Ranch Prairie Preserve in northwest Missouri

April 7-14, 2024

The workshop is designed for graduate students conducting research in fire adapted natural communities, as well as early-career professionals in research or management positions.

The core science curriculum covers standard methods in connecting fuels, weather, and fire behavior to fire effects in grassland ecosystems. Methods include:

  • Destructive and non-destructive sampling to estimate fuel load in grassland vegetation (estimating fuel load for woody fuels is not covered in this workshop)

  • Sampling to estimate live fuel moisture

  • Logging data to record air temperature, windspeed, and relative humidity on the fireline

  • Using thermocouples and data loggers to sample fire temperature and rate of spread within the burned area

There is no application fee or tuition charged for the workshop. Applications are being accepted now through Oct. 13, 2023 at http://www.tposfirescience.org/fire-sci-methods-workshop

Earlier Event: April 3
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Later Event: May 1
Prescribed Fire for Forest Management ​Webinar Series: Fire and Game Species

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