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Southeast Regional Partnership for Planning and Sustainability

Upcoming Events

The SERPPAS Spring 2020 Steering Committee Meeting will be held March 4-5 in Atlanta, GA, while the 2020 Principals Meeting will be held May 12-13 in Beaufort, NC. Prior to the Principals Meeting, the SERPPAS Prescribed Fire Working Group will meet on May 11 (details to come). Logistics and more information can be found on the SERPPAS website.

REPI 2020 Webinar Series

The Department of Defense Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program (REPI) has announced its 2020 webinar series. The webinar series will cover topics including community engagement, preparing for extreme weather, and endangered species crediting. All webinars begin at 1:00 PM EST unless otherwise noted.

Texas Launches Online Prescribed Burn School

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension has released a self-paced, online prescribed fire course that meets the requirements for the Texas Department of Agriculture burn license. The course costs $200 and is taught by Dr. Morgan Treadwell. Dr. Treadwell is an Assistant Professor and Extension Range Specialist with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension.

PBS Showcases Florida's Wild Lands

A recent episode of the PBS show Nature showcased the wild lands of Florida, including habitats managed by fire. Wild Florida featured The Nature Conservancy's North Florida Conservation Manager David Printiss, who gave an interview about the experience.

2019 Louisiana Prescribed Burn Contractor List Released

The 2019 list of prescribed burning contractors in Louisiana is now available. The list does not represent all certified prescribed burners in LA, but rather those that indicated a willingness to discuss/conduct prescribed burning for any landowner in a given region. Those wishing to be added to the list should contact Keith Hawkins.

NC Forest Service Releases Longleaf on the Short Video Series

The North Carolina Forest Service has released six new videos in its "Longleaf on the Short" series. The videos cover topics including fire, Venus flytraps, gopher frogs, and more.

Georgia Celebrates Prescribed Fire Awareness Week

The state of Georgia celebrated Prescribed Fire Awareness Week February 2-8, as it does every year during the first week in February. A press release from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Division highlighted the importance of prescribed fire in the state.

Upcoming Conferences

Several conferences of interest to the Southern prescribed fire community are currently accepting abstracts or will be held in the region this year:

Private Lands Prescribed Fire Specialist Helps Landowners Burn in Florida

By Ivor Kincaide, Director of Land Stewardship, Alachua Conservation Trust

Barry Coulliette, the Ocala Regional Longleaf Implementation Team's Private Lands Prescribed Fire Specialist has a narrow focus on getting private landowners the knowledge and experience they need to safely and confidently burn their own land in North Florida. In 2019, with assistance from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Barry worked with the North Florida Prescribed Burn Association to complete 45 burns on private lands, assisted landowners with 40 burn prescriptions, lead five Learn and Burn workshops, and 16 small group workshops focused on prescription development, burn observation, ignition techniques, burning under young longleaf, as well as prescription development for burning in pine plantations. He also helped seven new landowners attend the Florida Certified Prescribed Burn Managers course.

Photo: Barry Coulliette with a group of North Florida PBA private landowners in Levy County

Credit: John Herbert, NFPBA Board Member

The Piedmont Prairie Partnership, a group of non-profit, state, and federal agencies, has released two new videos documenting the history of Piedmont Prairies and work being done in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia to restore them.

Burner Bob Visits the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition in Charleston, SC

All jobs are open as of the Driptorch Digest send date, however application reviews may have begun.

Extension Forester - Oregon State University is hiring an Extension Forester to work on a number of issues, including wildfire and private forest management. Applications are due by March 11.

Assistant Professor of Forest Health and Fire Protection - Alabama A&M University is hiring for a nine-month academic appointment with additional three-month summer employment available and expected. Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis.

Veterans Fire Corps - The Student Conservation Association is accepting applications from post-9/11-era US military veterans for its Fire Corps internships. Additional information and the application portal can be found on the  program website.

Fire Ecology Internships - The Fire Ecology Program at Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy in Tallahassee, FL seeks to provide field and laboratory experience for college students and recent graduates in the areas of plant ecology, ecosystem ecology, and fire ecology and science. Most internships last 12-16 weeks and are largely fieldwork based. Summer interns work from May-August and Fall interns work from October-December.   Get full details and application instructions here.

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