Outdoor Explorer Series: Firebuilding in the Outdoors

Fire Building in the Outdoors: The purpose of this class is to talk about strategies for building fires in the backcountry. This includes Leave No Trace considerations that focus on minimizing the impacts of backcountry campfire building. Students who participate in this class will walk away with new ideas and skills for fire-making and building. Once we have been able to practice building a fire we hope to have a conversation on equity and inclusion in the outdoors as we sit around a fire and enjoy some community-building time.  

Upon completion of this class, participants will:

• Learn how to build a backcountry campfire
• Learn LNT considerations that will help minimize campfire impacts
• Practice using various methods to start a fire (including using a magnifying glass, flint and steel, water proof matches and lighters)  

*** This class will begin in classroom 1110 in Dejope Residence Hall and migrate to the Dejope fire circle to practice the fire-building skills that we learned in class. Come prepared to be indoors and outdoors :)

*** If you are a person with a disability needing reasonable accommodation for this course, please contact our Dan Dunne, ddunne@wisc.edu ***