EESC 530 - Rocky Mountain Field Geology and Ecology

Institution:

University of Pennsylvania

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Description:

Giegengack/Bordeaux. Field work is done in and around Red Lodge, Montana. An additional fee for Room and Board applies. Permission of the Instructor is required for non- MES students. Offered through CGS - See current timetable. Designed for the MES program (open to non-MES students by permission of the instructor). This is a two-week intensive field course in the geology, natural history, and ecology of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, which comprises a range of environments from the mile-high semi-deserts of intermontane basins to the alpine tundra of the Beartooth Plateau above 12,000 feet. The program is based at the Yellowstone-Bighorn Research Association (YBRA) field station on the northeast flank of the Beartooth Mountains near Red Lodge, Montana. The course includes day trips from the field station as well as overnight visits to sites within Yellowstone National Park. Pre-trip classes will be held online before the trip to ensure that all students are adequately familiar with basic principles of field-based natural science.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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