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Prescribed burning seminar, tour in Curtis Oct. 14Loess Canyons Rangeland Alliance to host educational event Nebraska Let it burn! Landowners and conservationists are using one of nature's most powerful forces--fire--to improve stewardship and forage quality on their land. On Oct. 14, come learn about prescribed burning during a seminar and tour starting at noon in Curtis, Neb., at the Curtis Cattle Company Restaurant. Hosted by the Loess Canyons Rangeland Alliance in partnership with the Nebraska Grazing Lands Coalition, the lunch seminar will feature two prominent speakers in prescribed burning. Ted Alexander from Sun City, Kan., is president of the Red Hills Prescribed Burn Association. He and his son Brian will speak about their experiences in Kansas and how their organization coordinates burns among landowners. Orrin Connell is the owner of Fire Trax, LLC, out of Sheridan, Wyo. Connell will talk about business development for entrepreneurs interested in starting a prescribed burning service. Lunch will be provided for seminar attendees. In the afternoon the group will tour prescribed burn sites on the Gary Nelson and Stan Pilcher ranches. This portion of the day will be complete by 5 p.m., and attendees have the option to visit additional sites owned by Gordon Gosnell and Rich Bringelson. To learn more about the Loess Canyons Rangeland Alliance, contact president Stan Pilcher at 308-367-7626 orsmpilch@curtis-ne.com. The Loess Canyon Rangeland Alliance seeks to improve the management of valuable rangeland resources while increasing range productivity and controlling invasive species. LCRA hopes to teach the benefits of rangeland management as well as deepen landowners' commitment to environmentally sound practices, including prescribed burning, prescribed grazing and wildlife habitat management. The Nebraska Grazing Lands Coalition is an independent organization of ranchers, interest groups, and agencies whose mission is to collaborate on projects that improve the management and health of Nebraska grazing lands and ensure long-term stability of rangeland resources. The NGLC is funded through grants from the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Nebraska Environmental Trust Fund, the Nebraska Rural Development Commission and the Sandhills Task Force. 10/13/08 Date: 10/8/08
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