Great Rivers Prescribed Burn Association

Create better deer habitat by understanding the effects of fire timing and frequency 👇👇
https://deerassociation.com/the-best-timing-and-frequency-of-prescribed-fire-for-deer-habitat/

Interested in learning about prescribed fire!? Join us on Nov. 21 at Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey Illinois.

ATTENTION: Folks in and around Montgomery County!

Sunday, August 3rd

Are you interested in learning more about how you can conduct prescribed burns on your own property? Or how you can help other landowners with prescribed burns? Then consider attending the PBA interest meeting Sunday, August 3rd from 4:30-6:30pm at the Helen & Betty Bremer Wildlife Sanctuary.

For questions, please contact Shel Wilks - Southern IL Prescribed Burn Coordinator - [email protected]

See the flyer below for additional details and follow the link below to register! https://events.pheasantsforever.org/events/montgomery-county-pba-interest-meeting/2a8c937e-9e0d-44c5-9204-dca6d51488fc

We were able to get out multiple days the past week and help 5 different land owners complete burns on their property. Thanks to all of the volunteers who made it out!

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the acceptance of more than one million acres into the Conservation Reserve Program’s (CRP) general signup. Learn more at the 🔗 link below.

These acres, combined with the anticipated enrollment of CRP’s grassland and continuous sign ups, will help offset the 2 million acres scheduled to expire in 2023 — resulting in a net gain in total acres for the third consecutive year.

“Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever are excited to celebrate another successful CRP general sign up,” said Jim Inglis, director of government affairs for Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever. “These numbers illustrate continued demand for the program across the country, and we’re pleased to see the third consecutive year with a net increase in CRP acres.”

“We look forward to using the momentum generated by this good news as a catalyst for further investment in conservation as we work with our elected officials in Congress,” Inglis said. “Improvements to the 2023 Farm Bill could expand CRP’s ability to provide conservation options — helping to achieve multiple land use goals including increased wildlife habitat, improved water quality, soil health benefits, climate resiliency measures and safeguarding rural economies.”

https://pheasantsforever.org/BlogLanding/Blogs/Pheasants-Forever/CRP-General-Sign-Up-Accepts-Over-One%C2%A0Million-Acres.aspx

The expansive wild land urban interface on our most recent burn presented many obstacles. These sites take much more diligence and presentation.

The Community of Chautauqua did a fantastic job preparing for the 62 acre burn we conducted on their property this week.

These folks had to remove leaf litter and dead material around their cottages, create extra wide burn breaks and clean around dead and cavity trees much further into the unit than normal.

Thank you, to everyone who came out to help us succeed!

Hope you all can make it!