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Resource Title: Wildfire Education and ʻĀina Restoration Videos | Mālama Learning Center
Organization: Mālama Learning Center
Description:

This Vimeo showcase is a curated collection of educational videos focused on wildfire awareness, prevention, dryland forest conservation, and ʻāina restoration in Hawaiʻi. The videos examine wildfire threats in places such as Waiʻanae and Pālehua while showing how native planting, invasive-species management, community education, and hands-on stewardship can help protect and restore local landscapes.

The collection includes short educational features and restoration demonstrations. Related Mālama Learning Center videos cover disappearing dryland forests, wildfire impacts in Waiʻanae, restoration planting techniques, Pālehua restoration, and community efforts to heal the ʻāina.

Target Audience: 6th - 12th grade, 6th - 8th grade, 6th grade and above, 7th - 12th grade, Adult Education, Educators, Facilitators, High School, College
Instructional Roles: Enrichment, Hook activity, Main lesson, Planning
Environment: Classroom, Online only (e.g. interactive map), Self-guided
Content Type: Documentary, Service, volunteer work, STEM investigation
Type Of Engagement: Investigate, Observe, Reflect
Format: Video, Webpage
Activity:

Wildfire and ʻĀina Restoration Video Investigation

Learners select one or more videos from the showcase and identify:

  • Causes and effects of wildfire
  • Factors that increase wildfire risk
  • Effects on native plants, animals, and communities
  • Strategies used to prevent or reduce wildfire
  • Native planting and restoration techniques
  • Ways students, volunteers, and community organizations can help

Students can compare two videos and create a summary of the wildfire problem, the restoration response, and actions communities can take.

Topics Covered:
  • Wildfire prevention and awareness
  • Wildfire risks in Hawaiʻi
  • Waiʻanae dryland forests
  • Native Hawaiian ecosystems
  • Invasive grasses and the grass–fire cycle
  • Habitat loss and ecosystem degradation
  • Native plant restoration
  • Restoration planting techniques
  • Pālehua and Waiʻanae
  • Community-based conservation
  • Volunteer stewardship
  • Mālama ʻāina
  • Environmental education
  • Youth participation in conservation

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