Southern Fire Exchange

Fire and Flora Field Tour: Managing Wildfire and Rare Plant Communities at Glade Top Trail Scenic Byway, Mark Twain National Forest
2025-07-09 08:00 - 2025-07-13 17:00 (America/New_York)
Fire and Flora Field Tour: Managing Wildfire and Rare Plant Communities at Glade Top Trail Scenic Byway, Mark Twain National Forest
When: July 9, 2025
Where: Glade Top Trail Scenic Byway, near Ava, Missouri.
Hosted by: Oak Woodlands & Forests Fire Consortium, Mark Twain National Forest, Joint Fire Science Program, and the Missouri Prescribed Fire Council
More Information: Available HERE

Register here (required for planning purposes): https://forms.gle/WDHXkYn7Bt4TrEqx8
*Attendance limited to first 50 registrants due to site restraints, a wait list will be started if needed.
Join this free fire science and management field tour of the Glade Top Trail Scenic Byway (located near Ava, Missouri)! This field tour is one of many happening at the same time across the eastern U.S., as part of the 2025 NE-MW Regional Prescribed Fire Workshop happening virtually July 8-10.
Hosted in partnership by the Oak Woodlands & Forests Fire Consortium, Mark Twain National Forest, and the Missouri Prescribed Fire Council, this field tour will explore key topics related to prescribed fire management, showcasing the effects of 40+ years of prescribed fire and the exceptionally diverse limestone/dolomite glades and woodlands found here. This exciting tour will be of interest to fire and land management professionals, botanists, and private landowners. Field tour stops will be located along the 23-mile driving trail and will include discussions with regional experts about prescribed fire management activities and outcomes, rare plant communities, and wildfire issues.
**Continuing education credit from the Society of American Foresters and The Wildlife Society anticipated
Date: July 9, 2025
Start/Stop time: 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM
Meet-up location will be shared by email after registration.
Information about this site: https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/regions/eastern/GladeTopTrail/index.shtml
