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, PF/QF Prescribed Fire Coordinating Wildlife Biologist, whanks@quailforever.org

Maria Lommel, MDC Private Land Conservationist, maria.lommel@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

Social media: @FoothillsPrescribedBurnAssociation

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: 

Will Robinson, Quail Forever Senior Wildlife Biologist, wrobinson@pheasantsforever.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: Adam Sapp (573) 819-7509; adamsapp2008@gmail.com

Vice President: Tim Turpin (573) 881-8697; wethepeople2nd@gmail.com

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

Technical Advisors: 

Ryan Lueckenhoff, Ducks Unlimited Biologist; rlueckenhoff@ducks.org

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

Austin Dixon, MDC Private Land Conservationist; austin.dixon@mdc.mo.gov

Wesley Hanks, PF/QF Prescribed Fire Coordinating Wildlife Biologist; whanks@quailforever.org

Mid-MO PBA Info Flyer/Membership Application

MMPBA email: midmoprescribedfire@gmail.com

Counties: Jefferson, Ste Gen, and into the adjacent counties

The Mid Mississippi PBA was formed in 2025 to create a more localized Association to serve the increasing interest of landowners in Jefferson & Ste Genevieve counties, which border the Mississippi River. Membership is open to landowners and land managers in Jefferson, Ste. Gen, and surrounding counties where the property is near the Jefferson & Ste. Gen county borders. Our goal is to promote the responsible use of prescribed fire, assist with prescribed burns, and promote safe management practices of prescribed fire. We wish to thank our organizational advisors, MO Department of Conservation, and Quail Forever and Pheasants Forever in Missouri.   

President: Adam Mikesch, 314-541-0389

Vice President: Steve Jackson, 314-795-9663

Secretary: Missey Vancil, 314-608-4971

Treasurer: Cindy Dillow, 314-808-4951

PBA Email: midmspba@gmail.com 

Technical Advisors: 

Luke Wehmhoff, MDC Private Land Conservationist, luke.wehmhoff@mdc.mo.gov

Rachel Williams, MDC Private Land Conservationist, rachel.williams@mdc.mo.gov

Cody Bowman, Quail Forever Wildlife Biologist, cbowman@pheasantsforever.org

Counties:  Camden, Dallas, Laclede and Hickory Counties.

 Organized in 2023 the Niangua Basin PBA mission is to provide the tools, training, education, and resources to conduct prescribed burns in a safe and effective manner that will reduce the threat of uncontrolled wildfires. The Association will promote safe management practices of prescribed fire on private lands within the counties of its membership and will utilize prescribed fire to enable participants to better manage their open space for the betterment of wildlife habitat and reduced public threat. We will also seek opportunities to educate the public regarding the benefits of fire in the environment.

President: Lance Dunbar 812 725-4434

Burn Coordinator: Daniel Bruns, nbpbaburncoordinator@gmail.com 

Social media:  @NianguaBasinPBA 

NBPBA email:  nianguabasinprescribedfire@gmail.com 

Counties:   Carter, Ripley, and portions of the adjacent counties.

Ozark PBA was started in 2015 by a group of landowners who, after experiencing difficulty completing prescribed burn projects on their own properties, joined forces and formed the Ozark PBA. 

OPBA Email: ozarkpba@gmail.com  

Technical Advisor: 

Devin Wood, MDC Private Land Conservationist, devin.wood@mdc.mo.gov

Counties:  Douglas, Howell, Ozark and into adjacent counties

Organized in 2023 following two public meetings, the South Central Missouri PBA is accepting membership and organizing local equipment to assist members with prescribed burns. 

SCMPBA email: scmpba@gmail.com

Counties:   St Francois, Iron, Madison, Reynolds counties and into the adjacent counties.

The St Francois Mountains Prescribed Burn Association was formed in December 2023 to overcome common hurdles to prescribed burn implementation including the lack of adequate knowledge, training, experience, equipment, and people available to assist on a prescribed burn. We seek to provide members with access to proper burn equipment and operate on a neighbor-helping-neighbor basis to assist members with prescribed burns. Whether you need help applying prescribed fire to manage your land or want to gain hands-on experience, the Association is here to help! 

PBA phone: 573-227-8268

PBA email: pba.sfm@gmail.com

Counties:  Crawford, Dent, Phelps and into adjacent counties

The Upper Meramec PBA was initiated by collaborative burning between a few landowners early in 2023 and officially formed after a public meeting in May of 2023. The PBA is accepting memberships to assist members with prescribed burns.

President:  Joe Heller, 314-323-8808, jheller02007@yahoo.com 

Vice-President:  Marty Reed, 314-852-1332, mardis006@gmail.com

PBA Email: uppermeramecpba@gmail.com

Counties:  Bates, Vernon, Cedar, St. Clair & Henry 

Upper Osage PBA was started in July, 2018 by local landowners that live in and around the Upper Osage Grassland priority geography in West Central Missouri.

President:  Lindsey Reinarz, lnztaylor22@gmail.com 

Contact:  Len Gilmore, 417-839-0635, lenegilmore@gmail.com

Technical Advisors:   

Aimee Coy, MDC Private Land Conservationist, aimee.coy@mdc.mo.gov

Josh Cussimanio, MDC Private Land Conservationist, josh.cussimanio@mdc.mo.gov