April Workshop: Fitting Prescribed Burning into Your Management Plan
Date/Time: Saturday, April 14th 10am to 1pm
Location: Sharon Hills Nature Preserve, Washtenaw Land Trust

Join us at Sharon Hills Preserve to learn how prescribed burns can be an integral part of a management plan. You will learn about planning and implementing prescribed burns. If the burn hasn’t yet happened on-site, we’ll clear burn breaks along the trails and prepare the site to be burned. If the burn has been completed, then we’ll see and discuss the effects as well as learn how fire is linked to other management strategies. Be prepared to be outside, in the field, and active. Boots and water bottles are strongly recommended.

Workshop Leaders: Andy Henriksen, District Forester for Washtenaw, Wayne, Lenawee and Monroe Conservation Districts and Maureen Martin, former staff at The Nature Conservancy and experienced burn team member.

Directions and map (PDF - This document requires Adobe Acrobat Reader, a free downloadable product, available here.)

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The Stewardship Network is a dynamic coalition working to increase our capacity to preserve, restore, and manage Michigan’s natural lands and waters. Through networking opportunities, like these workshops, we hope to provide support and training to increase our individual and collective capacity to care for natural areas.

The Stewardship Network's Raisin Cluster includes groups like the Raisin Valley Land Trust, the Lenawee Conservation District, YMCA Storer Camps, Michigan State Parks, and the Washtenaw Land Trust. Our goal is to teach people how to be better stewards of the land, whatever their level of expertise. We hope to preserve the original landscape, and work in partnership with nature so future generations may enjoy the beauty of our natural heritage.  For more information on the Stewardship Network: Lisa Brush, lbrush@umich.edu, (734) 996-3190, www.stewardshipnetwork.org. The Raisin Cluster: Sybil Kolon, skolon@rvlt.org, (734) 428-8108.

The first land trust established in Michigan, Washtenaw Land Trust protects the natural areas and rural landscapes that make our community a great place to live.  Since 1971, this growing organization has directly protected 50 properties totaling 2,616 acres throughout Washtenaw, Jackson, and Ingham counties through voluntary land conservation.  The Washtenaw Land Trust is a private, non-profit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization. For more information please visit www.washtenawlandtrust.org, or contact the Land Trust at info@washtenawlandtrust.org or 734-302-LAND (5263).

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