The Great Plains FLN helped establish the “neighbors helping neighbors” model of prescribed fire training exchanges, and continues to strive to build and maintain the capacity to accelerate fire management through training exchanges and other actions.

Publications:
White paper​: "Collaborating to Restore Fire Adapted Landscapes in the Great Plains" (February 2016)
Poster: “Neighbors Helping Neighbors Spreads like Wildfire," presented at TNC Central U.S. Region Science and Stewardship Conference (February 2012)

Learn more:

Notes from the Field: Loess Hills Cooperative Burn Week (2017)

Notes from the Field: Niobrara Valley Preserve TREX (2017)

Notes from the Field: Loup River TREX (2017); also available in Spanish

FAC Net blog post: Seeing Cowboys as Catalysts (March 28, 2017)

FAC Net blog post: Prescribed Fire Road Show (September 8, 2016)

Notes from the Field: Loup River Prescribed Fire Training Exchange (2016)

Notes from the Field: Niobrara Valley Prescribed Fire Training Exchange (2016)

Notes from the Field: Loess Hilles Cooperative Burn Week (April 2016)

Notes from the Field​: Niobrara River Valley TREX (March 2015)

Notes from the Field: TREX, Niobrara Valley Preserve, Week One (March 2014)

Notes from the Field​: Loess Hills Prescribed Fire Training Exchange (April 2013)

Notes from the Field: Prescribed Fire Training Exchange—March 2013: Niobrara Valley, Nebraska 

Notes from the Field​​​​: Prescribed Fire Training Exchange: Loess Hills, Iowa (April 2012)

Notes from the Field: Prescribed Fire Training Event, Bassett, Nebraska (March 2012)

Notes from the Field​: Loess Hills, Iowa: 2012 Training Exchange Planning Workshop (July  2011)

Notes from the Field: 49 Days of Fire & Learning (2011)

Notes from the Field: Flint Hills, Kansas Training Exchange (March-April 2011)

Notes from the Field: Niobrara, Nebraska Training Exchange (March 2011)

Notes from​ the Field​: Central Loess Hills and Loess Canyons, Nebraska Training Exchange (February-March 2011)