ENVR 230 - Introduction to Fire Ecology and Management

    Recent Professors
    Ethan Taber, Bridget Tracy, Danny Manning
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Spring 2024
    Class Size
    24 students
    Credits
    3
    Spring 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    This course introduces students to wildland fire and its relationship and interactions with the environment. Major topic areas include: the basics of fire, fire exclusion and policy, fire history, traditional ecological knowledge and cultural burning, fuels, fuels sampling and quantification, fire and fuel modeling, and prescribed fire as a management tool. Students will also learn about career opportunities and gain skills in fire ecology and management.
    Usually Held
    Mon 1:00pm–3:50pm, Mon Wed 11:00am–11:50am