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JOIN US FOR OUR 2024 OPFC ANNUAL MEETING! Wednesday, December 11th, 2024 The Dawes Arboretum, Newark Registration will open on November 8th through December 3rd. REGISTER HERE NOW. 9:30-10:00 am Registration & refreshments 10:00-10:15 am Welcome, John Watts, OPFC Chair 10:15-11:15 am Forests, Wetlands, and Flamescapes: Wildlands of the Dayton, Ohio Region in 1800… and Today Dave Nolin, retired Director of Conservation for Five Rivers MetroParks 11:15-11:30 am Break 11:30-12:30 pm Biodiversity Collapse and the Future of the Eastern Deciduous Forest Biome, Dr. Walter Carson, retired professor of biology, University of Pittsburgh, PA 12:30–1:30 pm LUNCH 1:30-2:00pm Update on Ohio’s Rules and Regulations Greg Guess, Deputy Director, Ohio Division of Forestry 2:00-2:45 pm The Habitat Organization and Prescribed Fire Cody Grasser, Ohio State Coordinator for Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever 2:45–3:00 pm Summary and Adjourn |
2023 OPFC ANNUAL MEETING
A GREAT SUCCESS!
The Ohio Prescribed Fire Council held another Annual Meeting, the first since 2019, on December 5th, 2023 at the Ohio Fire Academy in Reynoldsburg. There were 3 main invited speakers (see agenda below and program via link) and a panel discussion. We had 13 sponsors who supported the meeting and our upcoming OPFC activities for the next year. Between speakers and attendees, we had almost 100 people at the meeting which was an excellent turnout. Results of the survey that was sent to attendees will help us plan events for the coming year.
Thank you to all those who attended and to the great speakers! We are pleased to see so many people interested in prescribed fire. We look forward to offering more workshops in 2024, as we were able to host 3 workshops in 2023.
View the program and meeting sponsors HERE.
Additional sponsors included The Nature Conservancy and T&R Wildland Management.
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Next OPFC Workshop
on October 3rd, 2024:
"Getting Prescribed Fire Experience"
Registration opens HERE starting on September 13th
Registration will close on September 30th,
although walk-ins are welcome
10:00am-3:30pm
Delaware Wildlife Area
Archery Training Center at the Shooting Range
1110 State Route 229, Ashley
AGENDA FOR THE WORKSHOP:
9:30 am Registration begins, coffee & refreshments
10:00 – 10:15 am Introduction
John Watts, OPFC Chair
10:15 – 10:45 am Prescribed Fire Regulations & Training Opportunities
Tom Shuman, ODNR Division of Forestry
10:45 - 11:30 am Building a Prescribed Fire Program
Jennifer Windus, OPFC Vice-Chair
11:30 - 11:45am BREAK
11:45 – 12:30 pm Columbus & Franklin County Metro Parks’ Prescribed
Burn Program
Kevin Kasnyik, Operations & Resource Manager
12:30 – 1:15pm LUNCH – box lunches provided
1:15 – 2:00 pm Planning & Preparing Burn Units
Tim Mason, private contractor
2:00 - 2:30 pm Discussion of Regional Burn Opportunities
2:30 - 3:30 pm Equipment Display
Informal Indoor and Outdoor
Prescribed Fire STEP Grants from
the ODNR Division of Forestry
will be available in 2024.
Prescribed Fire STEP grants are cost share (50/50) reimbursement grants focused on supporting
Ohio land management agencies by helping them to build and expand their prescribed fire programs.
Eligible applicants include local government agencies, state government agencies, metropark agencies,
county park agencies, park districts, and non-profit land management entities.
Items that grant recipients may purchase through the STEP grant program include
prescribed fire supplies, personal protective equipment, radios, tools, repair parts,
weather data devices, pumps, signage/education materials, etc.
The maximum grant reimbursement is $4,000 per program.
These grants are available through the ODNR Division of Forestry, forestry.ohiodnr.gov.
Questions? Contact Aaron Kloss ([email protected])
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OPFC BANDANA AVAILABLE NOW
Donation of $7 requested
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CONTACT US if you would like to order one or more bandanas.
RESULTS OF A PRESCRIBED BURN
Prescribed burn at a private prairie. Photo by Brad Von Blon.
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Results the next summer. Photo by Brad Von Blon.
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