Prairie Fire Lines

Prairie Fire Lines

Prescribed fire, a practice in which fire is intentionally applied to vegetation to meet land management goals, is a key contributor to restoring Canada’s endangered prairie grasslands. Join Cat Zens, Communications and Outreach Officer for the Canadian Prairies Prescribed Fire Exchange (CPPFE) — an inter-agency collective offering prescribed fire resources across the Canadian Prairies — as she explores how prescribed fire is helping protect Canada’s prairie grasslands, one guest at a time. This is Prairie Fire Lines - where we keep the conversation burning. Visit grasslandfire.ca to learn more about the CPPFE!

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September 18, 2025 180 mins

In October 2023, Matt Shanklin of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources recorded two podcast episodes that captured the 2023 Canadian Prairies TREX from start to finish...but they were never released. Now, we’re bringing them to you on Prairie Fire Lines.

In Part 2, Shanklin and Kody Wohlers (Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation) are on the drive home to Iowa from Saskatchewan after serving as trainers for the TREX. They talk to Ren...

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In October 2023, Matt Shanklin of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources recorded two podcast episodes that captured the 2023 Canadian Prairies TREX from start to finish...but they were never released. Now, we’re bringing them to you on Prairie Fire Lines.

Part 1 features a roundtable conversation with Shanklin, Kody Wohlers of the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation, and Renny Grilz of Meewasin, recorded the day before TREX began a...

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Cat sits down with Kerry Hecker, wildlife area manager at Last Mountain Lake Wildlife Area and Migratory Bird Sanctuary in south-central Saskatchewan, to speak about the role prescribed fire plays in protecting wildlife conservation efforts on the site as well as her leadership efforts on the fire line.

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In the first episode of Prairie Fire Lines, Cat sits down with Renny Grilz, Resource Management Officer at Meewasin Valley Authority, to explore how prescribed fire is used to conserve prairie grasslands - including how it’s applied in Meewasin’s own fire program.

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