National Park Labs: Studies of Wildland Fire Ecology
The Wildland Fire Ecology program is a high school curriculum-based program that allows students to observe and measure affects of wildfire in the chaparral community of the Santa Monica Mountains. Classes are provided equipment and training needed to conduct air, land, and water experiments at various park sites. These areas range from sites not burned in more than 50 years to sites recently burned. Students will learn process skills used by resource management personnel. Creativity and problem solving abilities will be emphasized. They will also discover the importance of fire and its impact on natural
One in-field visit is scheduled per class throughout the school year. Each lasts approximately 2.5 hours. The Teachers manual contains: Guidelines: lesson description, vocabulary, materials, and protocols. Click here to download the Wildland Fire Ecology Teachers' Manual now (PDF-2M). |
Did You Know?
Piece by piece, a trail is forging its way along the "backbone" of the recreation area. California State Parks took the first step toward a 65-mile Backbone Trail in 1978. With 5 miles left to go, single track trails and fireroads will unite this patchwork of public parklands from east to west.