FREDERICKSBURG – The Edwards Plateau Prescribed Burning Association will hold their annual field day from 8 a.m.- 4:15 p.m. July 28 at Fredericksburg’s American Legion Hall, 726 S. Washington and U.S. Highway 87 South.
Three hours Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education units will be available for those with either a commercial or private certified burn managers license.
Dr. Charles “Butch” Taylor, Texas AgriLife Research Station superintendent at Sonora and the association’s originator, said the field day will include a number of educational presentations and commercial vendor displays and demonstrations.
“The association, which has 500 members in 15 counties, is run by ranchers for ranchers,” said Taylor. “For those unfamiliar with the association, its main goal is to promote the safe and environmentally responsible use of fire as a means to control noxious invading plant species on native range.
“The purpose of this field day is to bring our members up to date on the latest developments surrounding the use of fire on rangelands and to introduce the concept to prospective members and others with an interest in using fire as a range management tool.”
Topics and presenters will include:
– Fire Boss Responsibilities, Taylor.
– Burning Brush Piles, Bill Armstrong, retired Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologist, Hunt.
– Burning During Burn Bans in Gillespie County, Billy Roeder, Gillespie County Commissioner.
– Edwards Plateau Prescribed Burning Association Liability Insurance, Allen Ersch, president, Fredericksburg.
– Edwards Plateau Prescribed Burning Association Website, Dirac Twidwell, Texas A&M University graduate student, College Station.
– Reporting of Burn Plans to the Edwards Plateau Prescribed Burning Association, (speaker to be determined).
Pre-registration by July 20 is $12 per person and $20 thereafter.
For more information and to pre-register call Taylor or Robert Moen at 325-387-3168 or angora@sonoratx.net
Prospective vendors and those needing directions should contact Ersch at 830-990-2817 or agritech@ctesc.net .
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