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The Oklahoma Prescribed Burn Association (OPBA)

The Oklahoma Prescribed Burn Association (OPBA) aims to improve rangeland health, livestock forage quality, wildlife habitat, and reduce invasive species to mitigate wildfires. Join local associations to educate, train, and equip for controlled burns. Get involved in this statewide effort, especially in Lesser Prairie-Chicken areas.

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The Oklahoma Prescribed Burn Association (OPBA)

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  1. The Oklahoma Prescribed Burn Association (OPBA)

  2. OPBA will:- Create/maintain healthy rangelands

  3. OPBA will:- Improve forage production/quality for livestock

  4. OPBA will:- Improve habitat quality/abundance for wildlife

  5. OPBA will: - Reduce the spread/abundance of eastern red-cedar

  6. Sericea lespedeza • GSRxF – better than DSRxF • GSRxF/Grazing – Reduced from ~10% to ~3% & increased from ~10% to ~30% • GSRxF & spray – some work but inconclusive

  7. Yellow Bluestem • DSRxF – no effect • GSRxF – temp. set back • GSRxF & low soil moisture – set back 1 – 2 yrs. (TX) • GS wildfire in drought?

  8. Bromes • Cheatgrass – Bromus tectorum • Field Brome – bromus arvensis • Both respond to disturbances Bromus tectorum

  9. OPBA will:- Reduce fuel accumulation to help mitigate the frequency/intensity of wildfire

  10. How?

  11. Develop Local Prescribed Burn Associations (LPBAs)

  12. - Fire is a natural process; as natural as sunshine and rain- Statewide effort with focus in Lesser Prairie-Chicken range Educate, Train and Equip

  13. Insurance

  14. Funding

  15. Questions?

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