The Crowing Post:  3/24/08

Nebraska Pheasants Forever Rolls Out Mobile Prescribed Burn Units

Everything needed to conduct a prescribed burn...at no charge!

Are you wanting to improve grassland or other wildlife habitat with a prescribed burn, but are in need of access to prescribed burn equipment? Nebraska Pheasants Forever (PF) has the answer, with two new Mobile Prescribed Burn Units (MPBUs) available for use – free of charge.

Prescribed burning has been heralded as one of the most beneficial and cost effective management tools available to natural resource managers. And it's never been easier, thanks to the new MPBUs – the result of a great partnership with PF's quail division - Quail Forever (QF), the Nebraska Environmental Trust, Nebraska Game & Parks Commission and the Nebraska Partnership for All-Bird Conservation.

Each unit contains all the equipment necessary to conduct a safe and effective prescribed burn. All the equipment is housed in an enclosed trailer that can be hooked to a vehicle and driven to a burn location anywhere in the state. The units are available for landowners to use at no charge, but persons checking them out are responsible for bringing the equipment back in good shape. The units can be checked out through PF's state office located in central Nebraska.

"These units are designed to help people achieve access to all the necessary equipment in one convenient location to complete a safe, effective prescribed burn," stated Pete Berthelsen, PF/QF Senior Field Coordinator, "As we continue to help form and support local prescribed burn associations around the state, we hope to be able to provide one of these units for each of them."

For more information or to reserve a MPBU, contact PF at (308)754-5339 or visit www.NebraskaPF.com.

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