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AT25-139 Prescribed Fire Workshop – Benefits to Ecosystem, Mason, Presenter: Mark Mitchell (AT=5h)
March 30 @ 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
AT25-139 Prescribed Fire Workshop – Benefits to Ecosystem, Mason, Presenter: Mark Mitchell (AT=5h)
AT-VMS: Texas Parks and Wildlife (Enter AT#, Class Title as posted, Location, and Presenter)
Event Date: 04/26/2025
Event Time: 8:30a-2:30p
Event Summary: PRESCRIBED FIRE WORKSHOP
TPWD Mason Mountain Wildlife Management Area
8:30 AM Sign in; 9AM – 12 PM Speakers; 12 PM Lunch; 12:45PM – 2:45 RX Burn / Tour
Meet with fire experts and learn about prescribed fire!
The Program Will Include:
• Prescribed burning overview & benefits to ecosystem
• Legal & safety considerations
• Grazing & Fire applications
• Fire Ecology
Our Speakers:
• Central Basin Prescribed Burn Association (PBA) – Welcome
• Texas Parks & Wildlife (Mark Mitchell) – MMWMA History
• Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service (Sam Spradlin) – Landowner Resources
• Prescribed Burn Alliance of Texas (David Brooke) – Insurance and Liability
• Upper Llano PBA – Why We Burn
• Texas Society of Range Management (Dandy Kothmann) – Grazing Management and RX Fire
• Dr. Mort Kothmann – Weather and Adaptive Management for RX Fire
• Texas A&M Forest Service – Fire Movement Through Vegetation
• Edwards Plateau Prescribed Burn Association (Sam Gaytan)
• Mason Farm Bureau (Brandon Willis) – Insurance and Liability
This workshop is made possible through the collaboration of our sponsors/speakers and their commitment to promoting safe and effective prescribed fire practices.
Registration: Brian Wright (210) 414-3044 cell, please leave a message if no answer
Event Cost. Free – Lunch is included compliments of Texas Farm Bureau
Event Location
TPWD Mason Mountain Wildlife Management Area
4086 Wildlife Road,
Mason, Texas 76856,
From Mason, take RR 386 north 2 miles. Turn left onto Old Mason Road and continue for another 2 miles to the entrance to Wildlife Management Area (4086 Wildlife Road)
Event contact Name
Brian Wright (210) 414-3044 cell
Sponsoring Organization
TPWD, Farm Bureau, etc.