STE GENEVIEVE COUNTY, Mo. (News First) – Would you like to use prescribed fire to manage your property? What about gaining experience using prescribed fire? A Prescribed Burn Association may be the answer. Through their neighbor-helping-neighbor function, Prescribed Burn Associations can help provide equipment, experience, training, and people-power for prescribed burns. 

The Missouri Department of Conservation will join with the Missouri Prescribed Fire Council, Quail Forever, Pheasants Forever, and other partners to host a Prescribed Burn Association interest meeting for landowners and others in Jefferson and Ste. Genevieve counties on Tuesday night, September 24th from 6 until 7:30 at the Festus VFW Hall at 900 VFW Drive. Participants must register in advance at bit.ly/Jefferson-SteGen-PBA