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The mission of the Conservation Education (CE) Team for the Fire, Fuel and Smoke (FFS) Program is to develop and deliver high-quality, science-based education about wildland fire to students, educators, the general public, and agency staff.
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 80 Years of Change in a Ponderosa Pine Forest
Living things change constantly, as do communities of living things. In a forest, where individual trees can live for centuries and new plants replace old plants, it is not easy to visualize the changes that occur over time.
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 FireWorks is an educational program about the science of wildland fire, designed for students in grades 1-10.
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 In the spring of 2010, the Fire Sciences Laboratory replaced over 3,500 square feet of lawn with native prairie. Implementation was possible through a Sustainable Operations Microgrant from Rocky Mountain Research Station and the hard work of many volunteers.
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The goals of the Conservation Education (CE) Team for the Fire, Fuel, and Smoke Science Program are to:
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 “Living with Fire” is an educational game that puts you in the place of a fire manager in ponderosa pine/Douglas-fir forests of the northern Rocky Mountains.
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The Story Tree is a cross-section from the stump of a ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) that grew to be approximately 600 years old. It was found on a mountainside north of Missoula, Montana.
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