The Mid-Missouri River Prescribed Burn Association will celebrate its four year anniversary with an annual meeting at the Community Room in Bonesteel at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 15. The MMRPBA invites anyone interested in conducting prescribed burns to control cedar trees and improve grassland health to please attend the meeting. Current memberships will be renewed and the MMRPBA is looking for new members who want to offer support to help control the “Cedar Glacier” that is taking over our grasslands. The MMRPBA is the first prescribed burn association formed in South Dakota. The organization’s core area includes: Gregory, Charles Mix, Brule, and Lyman Counties. Speaking this year will be MMRPBA board members who have conducted prescribed burns on their land. They will share their experiences planning and conducting prescribed burns and will be happy to answer any questions about burning from meeting participants. Sawyer Tietgen and Cody Williams from Burke High School will kick off the annual meeting with a presentation on prescribed burning and cedar tree control. A business meeting and supper will follow the round table discussions from MMRPBA board members. We would like to invite anyone who is interested in controlled burns as a means of improving your grasslands to please attend and consider joining the MMRPBA. Dues are $25 for one year. Please RSVP to one of the following individuals or our website so we have an accurate meal count. Thank you! KEITH HOVORKA (605) 464-0377 or keithhovorka0377@gmail.com DAVE STEFFEN (605) 830-9112 or dsteffen@goldenwest.net SEAN KELLY (605) 840-2200 or sean.kelly@sdstate.edu SARA GRIM (605) 654-2288 or grimranch@gwtc.net www.midmissouririverpba.com

Tentative Agenda

• 5:00 p.m. Presentation on Prescribed Burning and Cedar Tree Control from Sawyer Tietgen and Cody Williams from Burke High School.

• 5:30 p.m. MMRPBA board member round table discussions on prescribed burning experiences and question and answer session from meeting participants.

• 7:00 p.m. Light supper.

• 7:30 p.m. Business meeting.