The Fire Ecology Kit explores the role of fire in the natural cycle of our forests, adaptations of plants to withstand fire, and responses of animals in a fire-shaped landscape.
Activities:
- Plants and Fire- plant adaptations to fire and strategies for survival
- Animal and Fire- the succession of animals returning to a burned environment
- The Great Yellowstone Fire
- (VHS)- great explanation of fire ecology concepts (+ post video worksheet)
Books:
- Fire: Friend or Foe
- Wildfires
- The Ecology of Fire
Resources:
- Teacher binder containing activities, background materials, worksheets, and additional resources
- Land in Transition CD-ROM
- Animals and Fire laminated activity cards
- Plants and Fire laminated activity cards
- The Great Yellowstone Fire (VHS)
- Wildland Fire in the Northern Rockies Poster
- The Yacolt Burn State Forest
- Ponderosa pine bark slab
- Knobcone specimens (open and closed)
- Laminated fire photographs