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John R. Weir
Superintendent OSU Research Range


Office: 4922 South Coyle Road
Stillwater, OK 74074
Address: 008C Ag Hall
Stillwater, OK 74077
Phone: (405) 743-4714
Fax: (405) 744-3530
Email: john.weir@okstate.edu

Education
BS: Plant Science, Cameron University, 1986
MS: Range Science, Texas Tech University, 1990

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Curriculum Vitae  
Oklahoma's Prescribed Burning Associations

Teaching
RLEM 4983/5983 Prescribed Fire
RLEM 4993/5993 Advanced Prescribed Fire

Research Interests:
Fire Effects
Conducting safer prescribed burns (spot fires, fuel flammability).

Extension Activities
Prescribed fire education to landowners and land managers.
Developing and assisting with formation of prescribed fire associations.
Maintaining statewide fire effects research and demonstration areas.
     Pushmataha Forest Habitat Research Area, Pushmataha Wildlife Management Area, Clayton, OK
     Sand Shinnery Oak Fire Effects Research and Demonstration Plots, Black Ketttle National Grassland
          and Packsaddle Wildlife Management Area, Cheyenne, OK.
     Season of Burn Effects on Tallgrass Research and Demonstration Plots, OSU Research Range,
          Stillwater, OK
     Season of Burn Effects on Sand Sagebrush Research and Demonstration Plots, Hal and
          Fern Cooper Wildlife Management Area, Ft. Supply, OK.
     Season of Burn Effects on Post Oak-Blackjack Oak Forests Research and Demonstration Plots, OSU
          Research Range, Stillwater, OK.
     Season of Burn Effects on Post Oak-Blackjack Oak Forests Research and demonstration Plots,
          Tallgrass Prairie Preserve, Pawhuska, OK.
 

Professional Memberships
Society for Range Management
     Member, 1986-present
     Advisory Council Member, 2003, 2004
     Annual Meeting Committee, 1996
     Awards Ceremony, Chairman, Annual Meeting, 1996
     Oklahoma Section
          President, 2004
          First Vice-President, 2003
          Second Vice-President, 2002
          Board of Directors, 1999-2001
          Nomination Committee, Chairman, 2005, 2006
          Excellence in Rangeland Management Committee, Chairman, 1996-1998
          Annual Meeting Committee, 1997, 2000. 2004-Chairman, 2006
International Association of Wildland Fire, Member, 2001-present
Association for Fire Ecology, Member, 2002-present
Oklahoma State Firefighters Association, Member, 1999-present