ENV 160 Fire Ecology & Management

Wildland fire is one of a myriad of ecological processes critically important to ecosystem dynamics and biodiversity conservation. This course will provide students the opportunity to study the science and application of wildland fire in a local, globally-rare and fire-dependent setting, the Albany Pine Bush Preserve. Course includes the study of fire physics, fire behavior, fire chemistry, wildland fire policy, and fire effects on soils, wildlife, vegetation and ecological community dynamics. For those students selecting the additional 1-credit fire ecology lab, they will also study basic fire-fighting techniques and become qualified to participate in state and federal wildland suppression activities. Either lecture or lab may be taken by itself, but both must be taken before L09 Liberal Education requirements are met.

Credits

3