Increase Environmental Awareness
Hands-On Science Education
Connect With Local Tribes
Experiential Education in Fire Science, Safety, & Prevention
With a commitment to environmental awareness and advocacy, Rise Expeditions is proud to offer a 3-day Fire Ecology Program in Malibu Creek. By exploring fire from many angles – the lived experiences of first responders, introduction to cutting edge research about fire management, the science of fire, and using fire for cooking, warmth, and entertainment – the program aims to make a foundational impact on students’ lives. Additionally, students will share their experiences with their families and increase community understanding and empowerment about how to be fire safe both in city and fire-prone areas.
Highlights
Learn fire literacy such as mechanics, prevention, and safety
Integrate science curriculum including energy, friction, combustion, and ecosystems
Night hikes to learn astronomy; day hikes to view burn zones
Evening programs by fire including cooking, campfires, movies, and presentations
Wildfire program with local Fire Departments and scientists
Explore life cycles of plants and animals in fire-prone biomes
Trip Details
Trip Details
Price
Inquire for your customized pricing and itinerary
Duration
3 days
Group size
10-20 people
Included
- Roundtrip deluxe motor coach travel or Roundtrip airfare between departure city and destination (depending on location)
- Full-time professional Rise Expeditions tour educator per trail group
- All supplemental guiding services
- All meals
- Custom-designed itinerary integrating lessons from life science curriculum
- Entrance fees to all program sites and day/evening activities
- All taxes
- 24-hour emergency access number
- Complete custom educational materials
- Complete tour participant accounting including electronic online registration and payment
- Comprehensive accident, medical, liability, and travel protection/cancellation/interruption insurance
Not included
Cancel for Any Reason (CFAR) benefit to your insurance plan and enroll in our Guaranteed Refund Program – cancel up to 48 hours prior to departure and receive 75% of nonrefundable payments or deposits paid to Rise Expeditions, less any refunds provided.
What to bring
Please visit this page for a packing list and information about TSA screening.
About your guide
David Stritch
Among other descriptions, David is a caring husband and father, a compassionate educator, and a community organizer. His experience with Academic Expeditions for over a decade and background in non-profit administration is invaluable for Rise Expeditions, as he searches out and applies for funding to make travel experiences more accessible for our students. David currently resides in Bellingham and is pursuing a Ph.D. in Curriculum Studies from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
What to Expect
The program will explore the chaparral canyons in the Malibu Creek SP area (or other fire-prone locations) where the Woolsey Fire burned fast and hot during the November 2018 Santa Ana winds. In this examination of place, students will have the opportunity to tie their school’s curricular intentions for life and physical sciences including topics such as heat as energy, types of friction, combustion, adaptations, and life cycles of plants and animals who live in fire-prone areas, and general characteristics of and relationships between chaparral and riparian biomes.
In addition to working with our educational leaders and the local Fire Department Station, students will connect with local tribes to learn about their relationships with the land and with fire, both historically and presently.
