Fire is a vital part of the taiga ecosystems and as the amount of prescribed fires increases, it is also likely that public awareness and interest in fire increases and thereby also the need for nature interpreters who can perform guided tours in these areas. This report aims to provide guidance for nature interpreters as to what information they should convey while guiding groups of people in taiga forests where fire has occurred. The methods used to study this were: 1) Interviews with conservationists who work with forest fire in some way on what information they think is important to convey and 2) a web survey in which respondents answered questions about their knowledge and feelings about forest fire. Based on the results of the interviews it is concluded that the focus of the guided tour should be on explaining fire as a natural phenomenon of the taiga and its role in the dynamics of the taiga. Based on the result of the web survey it is also concluded that the guide should bear in mind that though the participants of the tour may well be aware that fire is beneficial for the taiga they may not know how and why that is, nor what happens if the taiga does not burn, and some effort should thus be put into explaining those mechanisms. / Eld är en livsviktig del i taigans ekosystem och medan mängden genomförda naturvårdsbränder ökar är det också rimligt att tro att allmänhetens medvetenhet och intresse för brand ökar. Därigenom kan också behovet av guidade turer i brandområden öka. Målet med denna rapport är att ge vägledning till guider om vilken information som bör förmedlas under guidade turer i brandområden. Metoderna för att studera detta var: 1) intervjuer med naturvårdare som på något sätt jobbar med brand och 2) en webbenkät där respondenter svarar på frågor om deras kunskap om, och inställning till, brand. Baserat på resultaten från intervjuerna dras slutsatsen att fokus i de guidade turerna bör ligga på att förmedla att brand är ett naturligt fenomen och vilken roll branden har i taigans dynamik. Baserat på resultatet från webbenkäten dras också slutsatsen att även om deltagarna i turen mycket väl kan vara medvetna om brandens positiva effekter på skogen så vet de kanske inte varför och hur, eller vad som händer om taigan inte brinner. Därför bör kraft även läggas på att förklara dessa mekanismer.

In this paper I examine the possibilities for researchers in the field of climate change in the arctic ecosystems to collaborate with people of the common public for monitoring or to answer scientific questions, sometimes called Citizen Science. I have done this by focusing on the research community of Abisko, northern Sweden. I present a number of examples of possible projects that I have collected through literature, interviews and field work with researchers. Furthermore, I argue that Citizen Science projects might be a tool for nature guides in reaching adventurous visitors searching for more understanding of climate change, ecosystems, and who also want to contribute to real science. However, Citizen Science can also be a part of the democratization of a community when local people get engaged. Thus different aspects of Citizen Science are suitable for different target groups.