ENVI 330P - Plumbing Nature

Institution:

Westminster College (Salt Lake City)

Subject:

Environmental Studies

Description:

This course will investigate how a public agency (the US Fish and Wildlife Service) works with private ranchers to manufacture and manage a complex and vital wetland. We will study how USFWS and its partners have manipulated water and shaped creeks and marshlands to create a landscape that serves the needs of waterfowl, endangered fish, and people (and their livestock). Prof. Robert Wilson, Syracuse University geographer, author of Seeking Refuge (the assigned course text) will join the course as a distinguished field scholar. The bulk of the course will take place at the Taft Nicholson Center, near Yellowstone National Park. This will allow students to directly study how the USFWS manages the Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge. Students can walk the ground, observe wildlife, and study specific aspects such as stream restoration. They will also be able to learn from USFWS personnel like director Bill West and perform needed service projects, which will both serve the Refuge and provide hands-on learning opportunities. The Taft-Nicholson Center has excellent facilities (including classroom space, kitchen space, and dormitories) and knowledgeable staff, and is adjacent to the Refuge. Trip Dates: August 14-August 21 Trip costs TBD.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.westminstercollege.edu

Phone Number:

(801) 484-7651

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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