9:00-9:15
Opening Remarks
Wade Waters, Chair
TDF Assistant State Forester, Fire & Emergency Operations
Safety Message & Agenda
Jackie Broeker, Secretary/Treasurer
TDF Prescribed Fire Program Specialist
9:15-9:45 Tennessee Division of Forestry- Burn Permit Program
Wade Waters, TDF Assistant State Forester, Fire & Emergency Operations
9:45-10:00 BREAK
10:00-10:45 Long-term burning to reverse mesophication in Appalachian oak forests
John Hutchinson, Research Ecologist, US Forest Service
10:45-11:00 BREAK
11:00-11:45 Passing the Torch
Bryan Kerns, Fire Management Services, Dobyns-Bennett High School
11:45 - 1:00 LUNCH & Networking
1:00-1:30 Open Burning Regulations and Prescribed Fire
John C. Helton, Environmental Consultant, TDEC Division of Air Pollution Control
1:30-1:45 BREAK
1:45-2:15 Seven Islands Birding Park
TDEC Representative from Seven Islands
2:15-3:00 Round Robin & Discussion
Jason E. Miller, Chair Elect TNPFC, Assistant Chief, Biodiversity Division, TWRA
3:00 Closing Remarks and Discussion