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Dec 26, 2024
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NRES 495 - Fire Ecology and Management (3 units)
Fire impacts, both beneficial and detrimental on rangelands, forest lands and wildlife habitats. Pre and post-fire land management. Fire suppression, management and prescribed burning techniques. The influence of fire on natural ecosystems.
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 314 or NRES 217 or an equivalent ecology course; Junior or Senior standing.
Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 2
Units of Laboratory/Studio: 1
Offered: Every Fall
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. develop an understanding of the fundamentals of fire ecology, such as fire’s ecological role, fire regime concepts, fire adaptations, and fire fundamentals including both physical and biological processes.
2. develop an understanding of fire effects on air, water, soils, plants, and wildlife.
3. apply academic knowledge of fire ecology to applications relevant for natural resource management and planning, including forest restoration practices from stand to landscape scales.
4. develop an international perspective concerning fire ecology and management issues globally.
5. demonstrate improved quantitative skills, including data manipulation, analysis, graphing, and use of existing decision support systems for fire and fuel modeling.
6. demonstrate improved technical writing skills.
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