Lesson Plan: The Yellowstone Fires of 1988
Grades 7-12
This 10-minute video explores the 1988 wildfires at Yellowstone National Park that gave rise to a national political controversy about the relationship between fires and sustainable forestry. The video shows students how public attitudes toward fires and forestry had been formulated for decades around preventing and fighting forest fires, and how the Yellowstone fires led to a reevaluation of these ideas. The video, an introduction to the complexities of forestry policy and habitat management, helps students see recent debates over wildfires within a larger historical framework.
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