Get FireWise: Fire Safety & Skills in the Desert (Virtual Class)

Name: Get FireWise: Fire Safety & Skills in the Desert (Virtual Class)
Start: 2025-09-06T20:00:00-0400
End: 2025-09-06T21:00:00-0400

Sat, Sep 6, 8pm - 9pm EDT

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Desert Institute at Joshua Tree National Park Association

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This virtual class covers the history and impacts of desert wildfires, including the efforts to restore damaged refugia areas in Joshua Tree National Park. You’ll also learn the practical skills you need to leave no trace while camping and cooking in the desert.

This lecture-style class is held via Zoom and offers closed captions.
Anyone may attend! No expertise is required.
This class is recorded. Participants are not required to be on camera. Registered participants will receive the slides and recording following the class.

Activity level: This is an introductory-level online course.

Required items for participants:

Paper and pencil for note-taking
Must have access to Zoom

We will provide the Zoom link one week before the class start date.

Photo credit: NPS/Emily Hassell

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Desert Institute at Joshua Tree National Park Association

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Desert Institute is the educational branch of JTNPA, Joshua Tree National Park’s primary non-profit partner and offers field classes, recreational adventures, weekend excursions, and social events that span a wide spectrum of disciplines and formats. Our programming works to articulate and animate the rich resources of not only the national park but also the surrounding desert environment and the community of people who make Joshua Tree so unique. Our vision is to provide a rich, inclusive learning environment that inspires people of all ages and backgrounds to recreate together and help steward this beautiful place for years to come.

Desert Institute (DI) was established in 1999 by the former Chief of Interpretation and current Vice President of JTNPA’s Board of Directors, Joe Zarki. DI was operated by the National Park Service in its first year thanks to a grant from the Parks as Classrooms program. After the first year, the Institute program was absorbed by JTNPA as part of its educational operations.

JTNPA has provided support to the park for over 60 years through educational programming, cash aid, in-kind aid, and visitor center operations. We work in partnership with Joshua Tree National Park to help achieve programming goals in education and interpretation, along with scientific and historical research and activities.

Learn more about our work and how you can get involved: (760) 820-1103 | desertinstitute@joshuatree.org

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Sat, Sep 6, 8pm - 9pm EDT

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