ABSTRACT This project investigates whether post-fire soil contains detectable molecular and chemical signatures of ecological disturbance that can be translated into perceptible sensory signals. The project addresses the growing need for accessible, community-centered approaches to environmental remediation and post-fire recovery in increasingly climate-affected regions. The overall objective is to explore how engineered microbial systems might simultaneously support soil remediation while making otherwise invisible recovery processes perceptible through olfactory, visual, and auditory outputs. The hypothesis is that post-fire contaminants and altered soil conditions can activate engineered biological pathways linked to sensory signaling and remediation functions. Specific aims include collecting and comparing post-fire soil samples, identifying microbial and chemical indicators of disturbance, and designing speculative bio-responsive signaling systems. Methods include soil culturing, pH and contamination analysis, microbial comparison studies, and conceptual synthetic biology workflows involving biosensing, biomineralization, and geosmin-associated signaling pathways.