In 1977 the Bear Creek Fire burned approximately 142,000 hectares. It burned with differing severities and intensities, and burned many vegetation types. Since the area was accessible via the FAA airstrip at Farewell, BLM managers and resource specialists realized that the Bear Creek Burn provided an excellent opportunity to study the effects of fire on natural resources in Interior Alaska. This is the seventh report on fire effects. The immediate, short-term objective of this study is to determine the extent of recovery of a dwarf shrub-sedge tussock plant community after fire. Our long-term objectives in this area are to monitor ecological succession and recovery of vegetation after fire, to evaluate the effects of caribou grazing on winter ranges, and to determine how the Bear Creek Fire affects caribou distribution.