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Fires and Fire Suppression

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Students examine their assumptions about forest fires. They explore the conflicts involved with the forest service's new strategy. in addition, they will study one case where a prescribed natural burn had a significant impact on a later, uncontrolled wildfire.

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forest fires, fire, ecosystems

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ecosystems, fire suppression, forest fires, science
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6th - 8th
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Science
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Duration
2 hrs
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