Prescribed fire has emerged as an important technique in ecological restoration and management, and fire is a natural, necessary component of California ecosystems. While prescribed burns help clear out undergrowth and prevent significant wildfire damage, they impact the distribution and activity of wildlife species in an ecosystem. This study investigates the impact of a prescribed burn on wildlife diversity and activity patterns within the Chorro Creek Ecological Reserve. The reserve sits on either side of Highway 1 between San Luis Obispo and Morro Bay and features grassland, riparian, chaparral, oak woodland, and coastal scrub vegetation types. In order to compare species diversity and activity patterns pre- and post-burn, as well as calculate return intervals for each species recorded pre-burn, we used traditional camera traps to survey large mammals and drift fence cameras to survey small animals. We continuously monitored wildlife activity throughout the grassland and shrub areas of the reserve for one year before and two months after the prescribed burn. We will discuss the changes and trends we observed pre- and post-fire in the context of existing research. Our study will provide important information on the ecological impact of prescribed burns and insight on species-level responses to ecological disturbance.