Spring 2027

Prescribed Fire: Ecology and Implementation

Field-based course on prescribed fire ecology and implementation for wetland, prairie, and savanna fuels, including live fire exercises and PPE training that qualifies students for prescribed fire crews.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Alex Wenthe

Summary

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.85 GPA, 95.5% A/AB (n=44 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.96 GPA, 97.9% A/AB (n=48 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.89 GPA, 97.8% A/AB (n=45 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Understand fire ecology, the role that fires play in shaping fire-adapted ecosystems, and the use of prescribed fire for land management.

  • Qualify for working on any prescribed burn or fire suppression crew located anywhere in the U.S., and become familiar with organizations providing experiences using prescribed fire.

  • Become familiar with the restoration history, including the role of fire, for the UW Arboretum.

  • Demonstrate safe and appropriate use of Protective Personal Equipment (PPE) for fire.

  • Demonstrate proficient knowledge of national standards for participating in prescribed burn or fire suppression crews anywhere in the U.S.

  • Explain the social, economic, and/or environmental dimensions of the sustainability challenge(s) of fire for land management.

  • Apply sustainability principles and/or frameworks to addressing the challenge and fundamental concepts related to fire ecology in the Upper Midwest.

  • Gain enhanced knowledge and skills for fire management leadership.

  • Demonstrate applied knowledge of fire ecology and the effects of fire on plant, fungi or animal communities.

Source: UW Guide 1 UW Guide 2

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ENVIRST/LANDARC 581

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Professors

Spring 2027

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.96 GPA, 97.9% A/AB (n=48 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.89 GPA, 97.8% A/AB (n=45 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ALEX WENTHE is recorded teaching in Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 240
LEC 002Classroom Instruction0 / 240
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 240
LEC 002Classroom Instruction0 / 240

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.85 GPA, 95.5% A/AB (n=44 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.96 GPA, 97.9% A/AB (n=48 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.89 GPA, 97.8% A/AB (n=45 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Fire ecology, fire behavior, fire effects, and fuel-specific prediction
  • Prescribed fire land management and fire management leadership
  • Restoration history and role of fire at the UW Arboretum
  • Sustainability principles applied to fire ecology in the Upper Midwest

Skills

  • Fire ecology, fire behavior prediction, and prescribed fire implementation for wetland, prairie, and savanna fuels
  • Safe use of fire management equipment and Protective Personal Equipment (PPE)
  • National standards for prescribed burn and fire suppression crews

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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About this comparison

1280 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

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ENVIRST/LANDARC 581 · Spring 2027

Prescribed Fire: Ecology and Implementation

Recorded 2026-10-14
ENVIRST/LANDARC 581 · Spring 2027

Prescribed Fire: Ecology and Implementation

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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