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POST-WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT SYMPOSIUM
Sept. 9, 2006 – CSC Ballroom 8:30 a.m.
UNL Extension, Chadron State College, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA Farm Service Agency, Nebraska State Forest Service, Upper Niobrara White Natural Resources District, Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory, Panhandle Research Integration for Discovery Education (PRIDE), Panhandle Weed Management Association, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission and other partners – are sponsoring educational sessions to assist fire-impacted private landowners in the Dawes and Sioux County area.
Program:
8:30 a.m. Introduction/Registration
9:00 a.m. An Overview of Wildfire Ecological Recovery –
John Overstreet, UNL Nebraska Fire Specialist, and Scott Cotton, UNL Extension Educator
9:30 a.m. Forest Restoration & Wildfire 101 –
Doak Nickerson, NW District Forester
10:00 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. Post-Fire Grazing Strategies –
Dr. Chuck Butterfield, Chadron State College Range Science Professor
11:00 a.m. Producers Perspective on Wildfire Recovery –
Stan Rienert, Rancher (Jasper Fires – SD)
11:30 a.m. Managing Weed Infestations After Large Wildfires –
Scott Cotton, UNL Extension Educator and Cris Burks, NE Dept of Ag Panhandle Weed Coordinator (Including material from Tom McClure (USFS), Denny Bohn (USFS), and PRIDE)
Noon: Lunch w/ Entertainment
1:00 p.m. Dealing With Smoke and Ash in the Home –
Shirley Niemeyer, UNL Indoor Environmental Quality Specialist
1:30 p.m. Re-evaluating Your Operation's Economics After A Fire –
Janet Woodhull, Loan Manager, USDA Farm Service Agency
2:00 p.m. Assessing Fire Risk and Enhancing Safety - Firewise –
John Overstreet, Nebraska State Forester
2:30 p.m. Break
3:00 p.m. Wildfire Impacts on Wildlife and Fisheries -
Emily Munter, District Manager, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
3:30 p.m. Programs and Assistance Available for Landowners -
Jeff Peterson and Janet Woodhull, USDA Farm Service Agency
Robin Foulk, USDA NRCS
4:00 p.m. Closing Comments and Summary - Jenny Nixon, UNL Extension Educator
Please PRE-REGISTER at the DAWES (308) 432-3373 or SIOUX County (308) 668-2428 UNL Extension Offices by 4:30 p.m. on September 6, 2006. Registration Fee is $10, Fire Impacted Landowners can contact the USDA Farm Service Agency at 432-4616 for support in attending. Vendors will have wildfire recovery items displayed. Fact sheets on fire subjects will be available.
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