Firewise Events
Several Firewise events are scheduled for March 2011.
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Firewise workshops are FREE events, however, pre-registration is required. Meals, refreshments and workshop materials will be provided. Firewise workshop and/or field days are a one-day event, bringing together citizens, business, and community leaders involved in planning, financing, building, sustaining, and protecting communities in the wildland//urban interface. This will be a learning experience and participants will learn about why homes burn, various wildland fuel reduction techniques, and how to assess the fire danger of their own home. For a listing of CFE/CEU/CLE, click here.
The Monroe County SWCD, Northeast RC&D Council and the Mississippi Forestry Commission are sponsoring a How To Have A Firewise Home event on April 17, 2012 at the USDA Service Center, 517 Highway 145N, Aberdeen, MS 39730. Please contact Ronda Chism, Monroe County SWCD Clerk at (662) 369-0044 ext 3 for more information.
Green Communities, Healthy Communities Conference and Awards Celebration on Tuesday & Wednesday, March 7 & 8, 2012 at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, Jackson, MS. Click here for Agenda and Registration Form. For more information, contact Donna Yowell at (601) 672-0755.
Small Farmers and Women in Business Conference
Alcorn State University Extension Program’s 2012 Small Farmers and Women in Business Conference on March 26-28, 2012. This year’s conference will be held at the Natchez Convention Center in historic Natchez, Mississippi, 211 Main Street. The goal of the conference is to provide an avenue for small farmers and women in business to network, and gain knowledge of the most current cutting-edge technology and business practices. Click here for more information.
Visit with the Mississippi Forestry Commission at the following events:
Prescribed Burning Short Course
This hybrid (online and face to face) short course consists of approximately 21 hours of class room and field work in addition to the completion of the S-290, 32 hour online pre-course. The S-290 online pre-course MUST be completed prior to attending the face to face portion of this course.
Participants completing the online S-290, Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior and Prescribed Burning Short course will understand:
Fee: $250 (Must be received before access is granted)
Class Dates:April 24-26, 2012
Registration Fee: $250, click here to register
Location: Mississippi State University, Starkville
For more information contact:
Dixie Cartwright
Phone: 662-325-9191
Fax: 662-325-8666
Email:dcartwright@aoce.msstate.edu
Mail: P. O. Box 5247, Mississippi State, MS 39762
Information to access the online portion of the course will be sent once participants register for the course.
Upon completion of the S-290, Wildland Intermediate Fire Behavior and the Prescribed Burning Short course you will earn 54 hours of CFE credit and will qualify to take the Mississippi Certified Managers exam.
48th Annual Teachers Conservation Workshop "TWC"
The Teachers Conservation Workshop, which we affectionately call “TCW” is a practical, hands-on conservation workshop with emphasis on forests and other natural resources. The latest information on conservation is presented in the classroom and in numerous field trips including industries, harvesting operations, management practices, and nature trails. Participants learn by demonstration and practical exercises how relevant conservation practices can be integrated into classroom work and student projects. This workshop is sponsored by Teachers Conservation Workshop Committee and the Sustainable Forestry Initiative State Implementation Committee of the Mississippi Forestry Association. For more information, please click here.
2012 Workshop Dates: