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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Junior standing An advanced and in-depth study of the cosmology of the heart of this continent. Northern Plains nations are rich in history and complex systems. The Plains people make this country what it is today and what makes our history so rich. From beginning to now, this class will give an overview of who these people are and why. Liberal Education: Cultural Diversity.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Any 200-level NAS course and junior standing A study of Native American world views as expressed in the philosophy, beliefs, and values of the people. Since Native American people had no alphabet or written language, traditional teachings are found in natural phenomena and in the various scared articles that were given to the people as gifts from the spirit world. A good deal of this cosmology and oral tradition has never been written down. For that reason a major portion of this course will be based on the oral traditions of the people as taught by Native American elders. Liberal Education: Cultural Diversity.
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1.00 Credits
This course addresses all aspects of fur-bearer trapping and fur-bearer managements in Wisconsin. It is a hands-on learning experience with educators from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Wisconsin Trappers' Association, Northland College and the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute. Students will learn about trapping, skinning, and processing pelts of fur bearing mammals.
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1.00 Credits
This course is a certification training course in wildland fire fighting. Certifications include I-100, S-130, S-190, and L-180. In-class lectures cover safety, fire weather, fire behavior, hazards on the fire line and use of all firefighting equipment. The course ends with a day of experiential lessons in map and compass reading, creating a fire line, familiarity with equipment on engine and heavy unit trucks and dozers, as well as deployment of fire shelters. Students who pass the course and take the pack test to meet Federal firefighter job requirements receive a red card.
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1.00 Credits
Introduces students to the natural history of the region. Includes studies of phenology, species composition, and ecology of the region's habitat types, with an emphasis on forested lands. Introduces students to the present day landscape, discusses biodiversity, and explores regional preservation/restoration efforts. Students are required to attend one field trip.
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3.00 Credits
This course will prepare students to work as field researchers collecting data on wolves and other carnivores in Wisconsin. Students will learn how to navigate through the woods and on forest roads with topographic maps and compasses, plat books and use GPS units for recording locations. Students also will learn how to identify the tracks and trails of Wisconsin carnivores. There will be two mandatory weekend trips.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the many ways that natural resources are conserved, protected, and restored. Students will become familiar with both the natural history and the natural resource issues of the Great Lakes region. Principles of resource management are taught by faculty lectures, guest lectures, assigned projects, and local field trips. Liberal Education: Environmental Perspectives.
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2.00 Credits
Prerequisite: NRS 164 This course offers students an opportunity to study/monitor wolves in northern Wisconsin with a team of peers. It is a project-based course where students work in teams to investigate aspects of wolf biology and behavior. Projects will be fieldoriented and will require students to travel away from the college to collect data. As a member of the team, you will use radio telemetry to investigate wolf movements on the landscape, conduct tracking and howling surveys to determine presence/absence of wolves in local areas and understand spatial arrangements of packs in northern Wisconsin.
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2.00 Credits
Prerequisite: BIO 328 This course is a self-directed study. Students will choose a "client" or landowner(from a list provided by the instructor) to contact and then conduct an ecological assessment of some portion of the owner's land.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: BIO 234 Survey of the theories and methods of management of wildlife populations. Topics include population dynamics, life histories, habitat management, census techniques, and endangered species. Field trips to local areas of interest. Liberal Education: Environmental Perspectives.
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