Environmental education (PreK-12)

Fire Bright: A curriculum for high school educators

Fire Bright students learn about wildfire behavior and the skills needed for careers in natural resources or wildfire risk management. They are empowered to help reduce fuels around their homes and help their communities come together to prepare for when, inevitably, a fire occurs.

Preparing Oregon’s future generations to protect and sustain our state’s natural resources is critical to Oregon’s economic, environmental and social sustainability.

Through outdoor learning, students have the opportunity to build the knowledge and skills needed to consider whole systems and develop a sense of place. Outdoor learning experiences can improve physical and mental health, behavior, academic performance and emotional well-being.

The goal of this publication is to encourage and support educators who use or want to use the outdoors as an integral part of the teaching and learning experience for their students.