The Nature Conservancy: Arkansas Prescribed Fire

To A Great Season

Blackland Conservation Easement

Mike Melnechuk- Burn Boss

400 acres

LIP UWGCP Burn- Hempstead County

Clint Harris- Apprentice Burn Boss

200 acres

Clint Harris

Fire Management Specialist- UWGCP

Clint has worked for the Nature Conservancy for 4 Burn seasons in Arkansas, 2 summers on the Benson Slash Creek stream restoration project in Cotton Plant, AR as a Land Management Technician and 1 summer on a Blackland Prairie restoration project near Hope, AR. Prior to his work with TNC Clint worked 6 summers with the Arkansas Game and Fish commission as a summer intern.

Clint attended Texarkana college, Texarkana, TX for two years and transferred to Arkansas Tech University, Russelville, AR where he received his Bachelors degree in Fish and Wildlife Biology in 2004. He was born and raised in Fouke, AR located in the Southwestern portion of the state.

Mike Melnechuk

Fire Manager TNC-AR and LA/Burn Boss/Assistant Director of Stewardship

Mike has worked for The Nature Conservancy-Arkansas Field Office for 10 years, started as Burn Crew Technician, then moved into the Assistant Land Steward position, Stewardship Ecologist, then into his current position as Fire Manager/Assistant Director of Stewardship.
Prior to his work with TNC-Arkansas chapter, he worked for TNC-Nebraska on the Niobrara Valley Preserve as a Ranch/Fire Technician. He has also worked on the South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Louisiana, and Texas fire programs. 

Mike received his Bachelor of Science in Biology from Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo MI 1997. He is originally from London, Ontario and was born in Newmarket, Ontario Canada.
He moved to Sterling Heights, MI in 1985.