Resources for Activity 7: Decision Making: Ecological Risk, Wildfires, and Natural Disasters

Overview:
Students will develop and apply decision- making skills to various environmental risk scenarios including wildland fires, natural hazards, and threats to coral reefs and mangrove swamps.

Student Pages:
Coral Reefs and Mangrove Swamps
Coral Reefs Case Study: Part I
Coral Reefs Case Study: Part II
Sample List of Endangered and Threatened Species
Aerial Map
Wildland/Urban Interface Fire Safety Checklist
Wildfire Events
Wildfire Decision Tree
Wildfire Decision Matrix
Map of the United States
Natural Hazards
Location Option Details
Natural Hazard References

Additional Resources:
International Strategy for Disaster Reduction is developing a web based simulation for teaching about pre-disaster preparedness.  The scenarios include hurricanes, earthquakes and wildfires. 

The National Council for Science and the Environment's (NCSE) 2007 report, Integrating Environment and Human Health, addresses Risk and Decision Making, Ecological and Human Health Risk Assessment, and other related topics.

Earth & Sky Radio Correlations
This activity can be supplemented with related Earth & Sky radio shows that you can download for use in your classroom. Learn about the PLT and Earth & Sky Initiative.

Related Earth & Sky Shows:
- Eddie Bernard: No One Can Precisely Predict the Next Tsunami  (2009) 
- Sally Collins: 'No one expected forest fires to become so big a factor, so quickly' (2008) 
- Diane Davies on a Wildfire Alert System  (2009)