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Electronic Field Trip
Fire Ecology

Welcome aboard our virtual field trip to explore fire and the role it plays in the Yellowstone ecosystem.

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Part 1: Fire and Its Management

Part 2: Summer of Fire and Beyond


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This trip discusses the role fire plays in Yellowstone's ecosystem.

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New trees spring up to replace those burned in fires.
New trees spring up where old growth was burned out.