- Field Ecology

Institution:

The Evergreen State College

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Description:

Faculty: Dylan Fischer (forest, plant ecology) Major areas of study include botany, ecosystem science, forest structure, ecological restoration, riparian ecology, fire history, plant-insect interactions, disturbance ecology and biocomplexity. Upper-division science credit will be awarded for upper-division work. Class Standing: Juniors or seniors; transfer students welcome. Prerequisites: One year of college-level science. Faculty signature required (see below). Faculty Signature: Students must submit an application. Assessment will be based primarily on previous coursework and experience. Application forms are available from Dylan Fischer, (360) 867-6509 or fischerd@evergreen. edu or outside his office, Lab II, 3265. Applications received by the Academic Fair, March 7, 2008, will be given priority. Qualified students will be accepted until the program fills. This program will focus on intensive group and individual field research on current topics in ecology and field biology. Students will be expected to intensively use primary literature and student-driven field research to address observations about ecological composition, structure and function in natural environments. Students will participate in a two-week field trip to a remote field site in the southwestern United States where we will conduct a series of ecological studies. Students will also be expected to develop multiple independent and group research projects in local forests in the South Sound, the Evergreen forest campus, national forests, national parks, state forests and other relevant natural settings. Students are expected to "hit the ground running" and should develop research projects for the entire quarter within the first weeks of the program. These research projects will be formally presented by groups and individuals in the final weeks of the quarter. Topics of study will include botany, ecosystem science, forest structure, ecological restoration, riparian ecology, fire history, insect-plant interactions, disturbance ecology, and the broad fields of biocomplexity and ecological interactions. These topics and student projects will be crystallized through a series of intensive multi-day paper-writing workshops in which group and individual papers will be produced. We will emphasize identification of original field research problems in diverse habitats, experimentation, data analysis, oral presentation of findings and writing in journal format. Total: 16 credits. Enrollment: 25 Special Expenses: Approximately $400 for a two-week field trip to a remote field site. Program is preparatory for careers and future studies in forest resources, ecology, botany, environmental sciences, education, forest ecology, environmental journalism, science writing and natural history. A similar program is expected to be offered in 2009-10.

Credits:

16.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.evergreen.edu

Phone Number:

(360) 867-6170

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Quarter

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