COURSES
In May 2021, Virginia Tech launched a new, undergraduate minor in Wildland Fire Ecology!!! Email Dr. Coates for more details about this minor ([email protected])
FREC 2514 wildland fire: Ecology and management
In this introductory course, students are exposed to the following:
- The history of wildland fire
- The role of fire and other natural disturbances in ecosystem development
- The essential ingredients of flames, fire behavior, and fire regimes
- Wildland fire management
- The use of prescribed fire (including the implementation of a prescribed burn, as weather permits)
FREC 4414/5984 Advanced Wildland Fire Ecology and Management
In this advanced course, students explore the following topics in-depth:
Students in this course are granted an opportunity to become Certified Prescribed Burn Managers in the State of Virginia.
- Wildland fire in the 21st century
- Fire regimes
- Fuels and fire behavior
- Appalachian fire history and research
Students in this course are granted an opportunity to become Certified Prescribed Burn Managers in the State of Virginia.