Fire Ecology Sample Clauses

Fire Ecology. Not all threats to forests come from humans, and these natural threats play a vital role in the development of forests. Fires, for one, can bring unparalleled destruction or provide the foundation for a new generation of growth. In addition to exploring the role of fire and controlled xxxxx, student will learn how pests and diseases enhance the threat of fire. Students will study how weather, climate, and landscape also affect fire behavior, and how to manage different fires based on these variables. For class discussion and presentations, students will first research factors in their local areas concerning wildfires and then discuss what factors make them likely or unlikely. Some students may seek further study in this vital area and take classes in Fire Ecology. 1. For this exercise, students will be creating a one-page infographic to effectively teach others about forest fire safety by comparing the differences between controlled and uncontrolled forest fires. 2. The infographic is to be created and submitted online but will also be displayed and discussed in class. 3. Students will gain valuable technical practice with this exercise while also receiving another opportunity to listen, share, and talk to others about their projects.
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Fire Ecology. The Planning Area sits in the Santa Xxxx Plain, just west of the southern end of the Mayacamas Mountains in California’s northern coastal ranges. This area is characterized as a Mediterranean climate, albeit at the very northern end of the California coastal Mediterranean landscape, and the vegetation communities are similarly described. The region is characterized by substantial land cover change from pre-European settlement, when indigenous people populated the region. However, the two primary cover classes remain extensive. Mixed oak woodlands carpet much of the terrain above the valley floor, where they have dominated for centuries, and are primarily comprised of coast redwood trees (Sequoia sempervirens) and several oak species (Quercus sp.).

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