The Georgia Prescribed Fire Council invites you to attend our 2022 Statewide Annual Meeting on Thursday, September 29th. This year's event will be in-person at the UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center in Tifton, GA. We are excited to reconnect with everyone! 

Continuing Forestry Education credits (3.5 Category 1 hours and 0.5 Category 2 hours) and Master Timber Harvester credits (4.0 Category B hours) will be available.

Register by September 14 and save!

• $35 Early Rate

• $50 Regular Rate after Sept. 14

• $10 Student Rate

AGENDA FOR 2022 STATEWIDE ANNUAL MEETING

• 08:00 - Registration with Breakfast Refreshments

• 09:00 - Opening Remarks, Mike Davis

• 09:15 - The State of Fire in Georgia, Tim Lowrimore

• 09:40 - Managing Deer Habitat with Prescribed Fire, Dr. Marcus Lashley

• 10:30 - Break

• 11:00 - Reintroduction of Prescribed Fire to Fire Suppressed Southern Pines, John McGuire

• 11:30 - Where Can I Find Help? Prescribed Fire Initiatives for the Private Landowner, Panel: R.T. Lumpkin, Susan French, Michael Sampson, and Jessica McGuire

• 12:00 - Lunch Break

• 01:00 - Back to the Basics, A Brief Refresher in Prescribed Fire Safety, Matt Snider

• 01:30 - Prescribed Fire Impacts on Air Quality in 2022, Dr. James Boylan

• 01:50 - Break

• 02:20 - Private Landowner Perspectives: Successful Prescribed Burning with Limited Resources, Panel: Heather Brasell, Lynda Beam, and Herbert Hodges

• 03:05 - 2024 Chair Election, Mark Melvin

• 03:20 - Closing Remarks, Mike Davis

• 03:30 - Adjourn