Cedar Trees, Conservation Programs, and the Role of Private Burn Associations in South Dakota

South Dakota State University Natural Resource Management Seminar Series

Friday, February 14 at 11am ET

Sean Kelly, SDSU Extension Range Management Field Specialist, will present as part of the SDSU Natural Resource Management seminar series on February 13 at 10:00 a.m. 

Kelly will provide an overview of the socioeconomic threats of woody encroachment to ranches and the importance of landowner-led prescribed burn associations in South Dakota, which follow a national model and trend towards landowner-led prescribed fire.  Kelly will highlight the role of key partners such as SDSU and others in supporting and enabling prescribed burn associations to flourish through education, training, outreach, planning, funding, and implementation.