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Environmental Education Association of Oregon and Pacific Northwest Wildlife Coordinating Group, July 1997
Contact:
Susan Thomas, Conservation Education Coordinator
U.S. Forest Service
600 Sherbourne
Levinworth, WA 98826
Grade levels: 7 through 12
This comprehensive sourcebook is filled with activities for older students. It was developed in response to the growing number of requests for educational materials focusing on the role of fire in the forest systems of the Pacific Northwest. Currently, it is only available to individuals who participate in one of the teacher training workshops (similar to the Project Wild model) given in Oregon and Washington. The curriculum has four sections with activities ranging from games to experiments to discussion-oriented sessions. Section one covers fire ecology concepts. The second incorporates human attitudes and historical uses of fire. In the following section, urban interface issues and the safety and prevention concepts are addressed. The last section of activities deals with fire issues and the controversy surrounding the use of fire as a management tool. Activities are thoughtful and involved; often they direct you to outside resources on wildland fire. The gem of this document, however, is the appendix comprised of fact sheets, case studies, and an extensive glossary of fire-related terms. The twelve one-page fact sheets cover fire effects on various natural communities. The three case studies are in-depth explorations of historic fires (the Yacult, the Tillamook, and the Yellowstone burns). The activities and case studies have many pages for student handouts and overhead transparencies, as well as assessment opportunities with answer keys.