The Appalachians Fire Practitioner (AFP) supports prescribed fire implementation in the southern Appalachians of Tennessee and surrounding locales on TNC and partner land congruent to the Appalachians Program’s 2030 goals in the Resilient and Connected Network of the southern Appalachians.

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation is seeking a Prescribed Fire Operations Manager to serve as the department’s first ever fire management position.

The Southeastern Grasslands Institute at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, TN is seeking a Middle Tennessee Grasslands Coordinator to conduct “on-the-ground work in grasslands and coordination of broader efforts… and grant-writing and report writing to help secure future funding to support this position and to grow additional programming/staffing needs in the Middle TN region.”