Burning Issues 5 - February 5th-6th 2019

Hello readers of the Weekly Spark! The Michigan Prescribed Fire Council is excited to invite you to our biggest event of the year: Burning Issues! This annual gathering of land managers, researchers, and fire practitioners is meant as an opportunity for us to share information related to wildland and prescribed fire work, and to enable us to build the connections that will make our work even more beneficial. This year’s Burning Issues is set to be a fantastic one, with tons of speakers from across the country teaming up to create a vibrant and varied assortment of talks, sure to inspire and inform you. The event itself is from February 5th-6th, and takes place at Fort Custer in Galesburg, Michigan. See you there!

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