PRESCRIBED FIRE: ECOLOGY AND IMPLEMENTATION

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Junior standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness + Lab Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand fire ecology, the role that fires play in shaping fire-adapted ecosystems, and the use of prescribed fire for land management. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Qualify for working on any prescribed burn or fire suppression crew located anywhere in the U.S., and become familiar with organizations providing experiences using prescribed fire. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Become familiar with the restoration history, including the role of fire, for the UW Arboretum. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Demonstrate safe and appropriate use of Protective Personal Equipment (PPE) for fire. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Demonstrate proficient knowledge of national standards for participating in prescribed burn or fire suppression crews anywhere in the U.S. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Explain the social, economic, and/or environmental dimensions of the sustainability challenge(s) of fire for land management. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Apply sustainability principles and/or frameworks to addressing the challenge and fundamental concepts related to fire ecology in the Upper Midwest. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 8. Gain enhanced knowledge and skills for fire management leadership. Audience: Graduate 9. Demonstrate applied knowledge of fire ecology and the effects of fire on plant, fungi or animal communities. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand fire ecology, the role that fires play in shaping fire-adapted ecosystems, and the use of prescribed fire for land management. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Qualify for working on any prescribed burn or fire suppression crew located anywhere in the U.S., and become familiar with organizations providing experiences using prescribed fire. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Become familiar with the restoration history, including the role of fire, for the UW Arboretum. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Demonstrate safe and appropriate use of Protective Personal Equipment (PPE) for fire. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Demonstrate proficient knowledge of national standards for participating in prescribed burn or fire suppression crews anywhere in the U.S. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Explain the social, economic, and/or environmental dimensions of the sustainability challenge(s) of fire for land management. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Apply sustainability principles and/or frameworks to addressing the challenge and fundamental concepts related to fire ecology in the Upper Midwest. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 8. Gain enhanced knowledge and skills for fire management leadership. Audience: Graduate 9. Demonstrate applied knowledge of fire ecology and the effects of fire on plant, fungi or animal communities. Audience: Graduate