Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will host a Qualified Prescribed Burner Course on January 16-17 from 9 am-5 pm at the Mammoth Spring First Baptist Church 16600 AR-9 Mammoth Spring, AR.
Interested individuals can register on Facebook on the Private Lands Habitat Divisions page or email Tyler Savage at tyler.savage@agfc.ar.gov.
This course is for landowners interested in learning how to use prescribed fires on their property. It will cover various aspects of using prescribed fire such as safety on the fireline, ignition techniques, how weather affects prescribed fire, firebreaks, and fire as a management tool.
There will be a live fire portion during the class, weather permitting,g and a test at the end of the class. Lunch will be provided on both days.