Forestry Studies 20, 30
FRST14B
Module 14B: Forest Fire Management (Optional)
Outcome
Investigate forest fire
management.
Indicators
(a) | Identify language used within forest fire management (e.g., fire status, contained, values protection, monitored and cultural values of the landscape). |
(b) | Discuss the role of a controlled burn in forest fire management (e.g., impact on plant diseases and prevention of wildfires). |
(c) | Explain the impact forest fires have on wildlife. |
(d) | Identify agencies that collaborate and share resources to assist with forest fire management in Canada. |
(e) | Evaluate different forest fire management strategies and factors used to prioritize fires (e.g., location of fire, communities, infrastructure, timber and industry). |
(f) | Describe the six levels used to rank forest fires and how they impact response strategies. |
(g) | Research how First Nations and Métis communities have used natural fire management in the past and present day. |
(h) | Explore the knowledge of Elders and Knowledge Keepers on natural forest fire management used in First Nations and Métis communities in Saskatchewan. |
(i) | Reflect on forest fire management techniques (e.g., controlled burn, natural forest fire management) and how these techniques may differ based on worldviews (e.g., First Nations and Métis). |
(j) | Analyze how public perception or media portrayal of forest fire management has changed over time (e.g., Smoky the Bear campaign). |
(k) | Investigate the existence of old and very old forests in Saskatchewan. |
(l) | Explain the impact of fire prevention in provincial and national parks. |
(m) | Discuss how fire history maps from 1945 to the present in Saskatchewan and Canada help inform forest fire management today. |
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