UNIT III: FIRE MANAGEMENT Title Page and Table of Content Background (1.4mb) Ecosystem Model (2-6)   Students construct a mural to show the effects of different human activities on the environment (346kb) Why We Manage Wildland Fires (8-12)   Students research why wildland fires are managed in Alaska (123kb) How We Manage Wildland Fires (5-12)   Students will choose appropriate priorities for management under given fire scenarios (1.4mb) complete booklet (1.5mb)       Material Handouts *Scenario Cards Mapping a Fire Plan (6-12)   Students develop their own fire management plan (35kb) complete booklet (510kb)       Material Handouts *Fire Protection Map Defensible Space (4-12)   Students design a plan to provide a defensible space around their home (187kb) complete booklet (240kb)       Material Handouts *Defensible Space Checklist Community Views on Fire (6-12)   Students will research local community viewpoints regarding fire management (155kb) A Little Piece of Forest or Tundra (6-12)   Students describe the different opinions usually associated with forest management (455kb) complete booklet (671kb)       Material Handouts *Fire Policy Cards - Boreal Forest *Fire Policy Cards - Tundra *Fire Role Cards Dilemmas in Fire Management (6-12)   Students discuss current fire management issues and the importance of making informed management decisions. (491kb) complete booklet (699kb)       Material Handouts *Forest and Tundra Dilemma Background Information Sheet #1 *Forest and Tundra Dilemma Background Information Sheet #2 *Forest and Tundra Dilemma Background Information Sheet #3 Site designed and maintained jointly by the USFWS Alaska Region Division of Information Resource Management (IRM) and External Affairs (EA).