At San José State University
FIRE ECOLOGY & MANAGEMENT LAB
We investigate how fire interacts with plants, plant communities, ecosystems, and our communities from wilderness areas to the wildland urban interface. Our research and outreach explores fire adaptions, wildfire recovery, climate change resilience, prescribed fire and surrogates, Home Ignition Zones (HIZ), and Fire Adapted Communities (FAC). We are proud to be part of SJSU's Wildfire Interdisciplinary Research Center and the SJSU-NASA FireSage Program, and are excited to collaborate on interdisciplinary projects. Our goal is to produce science that informs management and policy.
SCHOLARLY WORK
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA OAK WOODLANDS FIREWORKS - A NGSS AND TRAUMA-INFORMED MIDDLE SCHOOL FIRE CURRICULA FOCUSED ON NATURAL AND CULTURAL FIRE ECOLOGY, FIRE PHYSICS, AND WILDFIRE PREPARATIONS
COURSES
BIOL 31 -Â PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY II
Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021
The diversity of life and the mechanisms by which that diversity has arisen. Concepts include: scientific method, origins of life, adaptation of organisms to different environments, ecology, and evolution.
See SJSU course catalog for prerequisites.
BIOL 111 - FIRE ECOLOGY
Spring 2022
Fire is a fundamental ecological process in many terrestrial ecosystems. This course examines fire ecology and ecologically-based management of a variety of ecosystems.
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This course is designed to give you an understanding of fire ecology and implications for ecologically-based fire management in a variety of ecosystems. The course examines the ecological effects of fire on plants, animals, soil, water, and air. Our discussions will be framed by current issues, including the wildfire crisis, climate change, the wildland urban interface, and invasive species.
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Required for the Wildfire Science minor.
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Prerequisite: Any B1 or B2 class. Biology major or Wildfire Science minor. Other majors considered with instructor consent.
HOW TO FIND US
Duncan Hall DH 551
1 Washington Square
San Jose, CA 95192
