Prescribed Fire by Joe Robb, USFWS
Description: This workshop will provide practitioners with technical guidance for the successful stewardship of habitat including what to expect and recommended management actions over time. This module will also provide a better understanding of the importance of monitoring to evaluate the success or need to adapt management plans, as well as include specific monitoring methodologies.
Topic 1: Long-term management considerations and strategies
Dan Zay, State Resource Conservationist, USDA/NRCS
Topic 2: Disturbance, prescribed fire, and the importance of managing succession
Joe Robb, Ph.D., Project Lead, USFWS, Big Oaks and Muscatatuck Nation Wildlife Refuge Complex; Quanti Ali, Wildlife Biologist, USFWS, Necedah National Wildlife Refuge; Angela VanWinden, Wildlife Refuge Specialist, USFWS, Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge
Topic 3: The importance of monitoring; Incorporating the Integrated Monarch Monitoring Program (IMMP) into Your Project
Jennifer Thieme, Science Coordinator, Monarch Joint Venture
Recorded: Wednesday, December 8th, 2021