September 13, 2022
There's Still Time to Register for Natural Resources Training
There is still space available for the Extension Natural Resources training to be held September 20-22, at the K-State Olathe Horticultural Center for extension agents in Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and Nebraska. Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/natural-resources-training-for-extension-agents-tickets-361189386177.
Agenda:
September 20 (Tuesday)
11:00 a.m. Prescribed burning for wildlife benefits
11:25 a.m. Prescribed burning for forest benefits
11: 45 a.m. Wildlife habitat contest information
12:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. Woody plant control
1:20 p.m. Pond management
1:40 p.m. Livestock watering
2:00 p.m. Prescribed burn equipment
2:20 p.m. Break
2:35 p.m. Field Event- Concurrent Sessions
Wildlife
Pond management
Woody plant control
Prescribed burn equipment
5:15 p.m. Supper + Natural Resources Scavenger Hunt
September 21 (Wednesday)
9:00 a.m. Intro to prescribed burning
9:25 a.m. Smoke management, Prescribed Burn Associations, reporting form, smoke model
9:45 a.m. Prescribed burning communication
10:05 a.m. Break
10:20 a.m. Native American conservation
11:30 a.m. Lunch
12:30 p.m. Field Event- Prepare to burn
1:00 p.m. Prescribed burn
5:30 p.m. Supper + games
September 22 (Thursday)
9:00 a.m. Urban natural resource management
9:55 a.m. Master naturalist program
10: 25 a.m. Break
10:40 a.m. Cost-share for natural resource practices
11:00 a.m. SARE producer grants for natural resource projects
11:20 a.m. How to incorporate natural resources into Extension programming
11:35 a.m. Olathe Horticultural Center opportunities
12:00 p.m. Dismiss