AgEBB-MU CAFNR Extension

Green Horizons

Volume 22, Number 1
Winter 2018

Agroforestry

MDC workshops in Ozarks teach prescribed fire as a land, wildlife management tool

By Brian Dintelmann| University of Missouri Weed Science

Landowners should preregister for their desired workshop date and location.

WEST PLAINS, Mo. - Landowners can learn to use prescribed fire as a land management tool at Prescribed Fire Workshops presented by the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC). The following workshops are planned in January and February throughout the Ozarks:

Dent County: Jan. 27, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Salem Community Center at the Armory. Call 573-226-3241, ext. 106, to register.

Howell County: Jan. 18, 6 to 8:30 p.m., at the MDC Ozark Regional Office in West Plains. Call 417-256-7161 to register.

Ozark County: Feb. 22, 5:30 to 9 p.m., at the Gainesville Sale Barn. Call 417-683-4816, ext. 3, to register.

Phelps County: Jan. 18, 6 to 9 p.m., at the Eugene Northern Community Center in Rolla. Call 1-800-364-8732, ext. 3, to register.

Pulaski County: Feb. 1, 6 to 9 p.m., at the St. Robert Municipal Center, Suite H, in St. Robert. Call 1-800-364-8732, ext. 3, to register.

Ripley County: Feb. 15, 6 to 9 p.m., at the US Forest Service Office in Doniphan. Call 573-996-7116, ext. 3, to register.

Shannon County: Feb. 22, 6 to 9 p.m., at the MDC Eminence Forestry Office. Call 573-226-3241, ext. 106, to register.

Wright County: Feb. 13, 6 to 9 p.m., at the Ann Short Turner Community Center in Mansfield. Call 417-967-2028, ext. 3, to register.