Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
2011
Abstract
The Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture (ATCOFA) at Stephen F. Austin State University is taking a proactive stance toward preparing forestry students to work closely with the public on fire planning in wildland-urban interface areas. ATCOFA's incorporation of the "Changing Roles" curriculum provides lessons on how natural resource managers' roles are (1) different than they used to be, and (2) ever-evolving. The undergraduate Forestry Field Station summer program at the University's Piney Woods Conservation Center now emphasizes the importance and challenges of working with the public. The program brings practicing professionals from the Texas Forest Service to describe the real-world challenges they face in communicating and working effectively with the public in their jobs.
Repository Citation
Stephens Williams, Pat; Oswald, Brian; Stafford, Karen; Jones, Justice; and Kulhavy, David, "The Changing Roles of Natural Resource Professionals: Providing Tools to Students to Teach the Public About Fire" (2011). Faculty Publications. 498.
https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/forestry/498
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Stephens Williams, Pat; Oswald, Brian P.; Stafford, Karen; Jones, Justice; Kulhavy, David. 2011. The changing roles of natural resource professionals: providing tools to students to teach the public about fire. In: McCaffrey, Sarah M.; Fisher, Cherie LeBlanc, eds. 2011. Proceedings of the second conference on the human dimensions of wildland fire. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-84. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 33-35.