East Central PBA

Counties:   Franklin, Gasconade, St. Louis, Warren & Washington  

East Central PBA was organized in 2015. Equipment was purchased via a cooperative agreement between Missouri Department of Conservation, National Wild Turkey Federation, and the MO River Valley Chapter of Quail Forever located in Washington, MO.  The grant was used to purchase the trailer and burn equipment. 

President:  Charlie Skornia, 573-418-9961, cskornia@icloud.com 

Technical Advisors: 

Wesley Hanks, Quail Forever Wildlife Biologist, whanks@quailforever.org

Lia Heppermann, MDC Private Land Conservationist, lia.heppermann@mdc.mo.gov

Counties:   Portions of Perry, Bollinger, and surrounding counties  

The Foothills PBA was organized in 2021 by a group of local landowners wanting to work cooperatively with the community to increase the responsible use of prescribed fire on the local landscape. A trailer and prescribed burn equipment were purchased via a cooperative grant between Missouri Department of Conservation and Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever in Missouri through the Missouri Prescribed Fire Council.

President:  Leo Loehnig, 314-620-5604, leoloehnig@msn.com

Vice President: Paul Breitenstein, 573-238-7554, firehouse0951@gmail.com

Secretary/Treasurer:  Travis DeGroot, 573-225-1321, foothillspba@gmail.com 

FPBA email: foothillspba@gmail.com

Counties: Monroe and surrounding counties (Macon, Shelby, Marion, Ralls, Audrain & Randolph)

Mark Twain PBA was started in 2015. The equipment was purchased via a cooperative agreement between Missouri Department of Conservation, National Wild Turkey Federation, and the Mark Twain Quail Forever Chapter located in Paris, MO. The grant was used to purchase the trailer and burn equipment available to its members.  

President: Dave Harmon, (314) 307-8746, dave5075e@gmail.com

Technical Advisors: 

Courtney Nicks, Quail Forever Wildlife Biologist, cnicks@quailforever.org

Jamie Ebbesmeyer, MDC Private Land Conservationist, james.ebbesmeyer@mdc.mo.gov

Counties: Boone and surrounding counties (Audrain, Howard, Cole, Callaway, Moniteau, Cooper & Randolph)

Mid MO PBA was started in 2022 with a mission to help central Missouri landowners overcome hurdles that limit the use of prescribed burning: lack of experience, training, equipment and, most of all, peoplepower to help conduct the burn. A grant from National Wild Turkey Federation, along with donations from Mid Mo Uplanders Quail Forever Chapter located in Columbia, MO, and private donors, was used to purchase the trailer and burn equipment available to its members.  

President: William Johnson, (573) 999-9904, pointtechnology06@yahoo.com 

Vice President: Paul Beuselinck, (573) 489-6424, prbeuselinck@gmail.com 

Secretary/Treasurer: Lisa McBrayer (870) 405-7092, lmcbrayer@quailforever.org

Technical Advisors: 

Ryan Lueckenhoff, MDC Community & Private Land Conservationist, ryan.lueckenhoff@mdc.mo.gov

Brady Lichtenberg, MO Soybean Conservation Programs Manager, blichtenberg@mosoy.org

MMPBA email: midmoprescribedfire@gmail.com