FIRE HISTORY OF THE CASCADES |
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| Course Number: | ENVS-306 |
| Course Description: |
Examines
the science and politics that guide national fire policy
using as a case study the 92,000 acre B & B Complex Fire
that burned in the Deschutes and Willamette National
Forests during the summer of 2003. The class will contribute
to a project documenting the effects of the B & B
Complex Fire, plans for restoration, and implications of
state and federal fire policy for fire management in the
Deschutes National Forest. Use of the scientific method,
through field research, as a way of knowing about the
natural world, highlighting the process of scientific inquiry
and the interplay between theoretical and experimental
analysis. Offered summer. $100 fee for ADP students.
3 credits. (NW) Back to Course List |