Cumberland County: Prescribed Burn Workshop

The Cumberland County SWCD is hosting a Prescribed Burn Workshop for any interested persons.  The cost is $10 per attendee and includes lunch.  Register by March 5th at the USDA/SWCD Building in Toledo, IL.  Attendance will be limited to the first 40 people to pay their registration fee.  For more information, call 217-849-2201, extension 3.

Workshop Topics

• Prescribed Burns on Private Lands
• History and Objectives of Burning
  
• Principles of Fire Behavior
  
• Weather Interactions
• Techniques
  
• Smoke Management Planning a Burn
  
• Burn Impacts
  
• Woodlands and Fire Ecology
• Professional Resources
  
• IEPA Open Burn Permitting Process
  
• NOAA Fire Weather Information
  
• Ecological Benefits
  
• Firing Techniques
  
• Personal Protective Equipment
  
• NRCS Technical Notes
  
• Burn Permits and Burn Plans
  
• Prescribed Burn Association

Weather permitting, there will be a burn demonstration at the end of the workshop.