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4.00 Credits
This course will trace the history of the public concern for the loss of natural lands (wilderness) and follow the development of the Wilderness Act of 1964 in the United States and its content including limitations and opportunities. The course includes an inventory and profile of the public land use agencies (U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and Bureau of Land Management) as well as operation and ethics regarding private natural lands. Students will be able to complete an "Operating Plan" for public and private land use cooperatively with land managers, produce a "risk management" plan for land use leading groups, and produce equipment, meal, and personnel requirement lists for effective group land us
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4.00 Credits
The student will be introduced to the federal and state constitutional issues, statutes, regulations, and legal practices involved with envi-ronmental laws. Specific constitutional provisions and federal and state statutes will be examined in depth. The course will develop the neces-sary information and applications required by current practitioners, land owners, or citizens involved in environmental stewardship management. Students will demonstrate their learning by successful completion of exams and research papers and in-class discussions of readings. Prereq: Junior/Senior standing. (on demand)
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3.00 Credits
Incorporation of an appropriate work experience into the student's academic preparation. Prereq: Junior/Senior standing and c/i. (fall/spring)
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3.00 Credits
Selected topics under faculty supervision. Prereq: c/i and c/vc. (on demand)
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4.00 Credits
Students taking this field-based class will work as a team to design and perform field research and produce written and oral reports concerning a research, natural resource inventory, and/or environmental assessment problem. A multi-disciplinary approach to problem solving is incor-porated. Student evaluation will be based on quantity and quality of personal contribution to the project effort, ability to function in a team environment, peer review, effectiveness of field approach, and demon-strations of written and oral communication skills. May have a service learning component. $75 Course Fee. Prereq: MATH 232 and Junior/Senior standing, or c/i. (fall)
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4.00 Credits
This course introduces students to ecosystem management principles and practices where interactions of social, economic, and ecological components of natural resources are addressed to attain true sustainability. Students will explore and examine partnerships within communities, public agencies, and private sectors and essential tech-nologies. This course is intended to serve as a catalyst for change in how natural resources are managed. Students will demonstrate their learning by successful completion of examinations and research papers, class discussions, and participation in a community-based project. Prereq: Junior/Senior standing. (spring/even-numbered years)
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4.00 Credits
This course is designed for students interested in outdoor and envi-ronmental education. Students will learn the history of and approaches to experiential and environmental education. Through readings, class dis-cussions, and experiential class activities and field trips students will develop an appreciation for the nature of environmental education as well as the importance of the connection between humans and their environment. Through class projects, discussions, and writing assign-ments, students will demonstrate their ability to develop a sense of connection with their environment and the natural world around them and to help instill this in others. $25 Course Fee. Prereq: c/i. (fall)
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4.00 Credits
The purpose of this course is to define, describe, and expand "interpreta-tion" as a communication process in environmental education. Students will practice preparing and delivering interpretive programs that are enjoyable, thematic, organized, and relative; balance the scientific bases of such programs with the artistic delivery of the same programs rendering them "compelling"; recount measures by which the interpre-tive process might impact the very resource areas that the same educa-tional process was designed to protect; and explain how the instruction of what is in the environment might lead the learner to love and protect that environment. (fal
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3.00 Credits
Directed research or study on an individual basis. Prereq: c/i and c/vc. (fall/spring)
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3.00 Credits
An individual project or thesis closely associated with the student's academic program and career goals. Project/thesis election subject to approval of the ENVS department advisor. Prereq: Junior/Senior standing and c/i. (fall/spring)
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