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4.00 Credits
This course concentrates on the ecological conservation and restoration of forests in the North Country. Students consider both old-growth forest conservation and new forest restoration. Students search and inventory forest stands in the area to add to the St. Lawrence County Old-Growth Program, and consider how to restore disturbed or degraded land and continue on-going efforts to restore the forest on the department's Ecological Sustainability Landscape (ESL). Students are exposed to the complexities and difficulties of contemporary forest ecology and management. Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 101.
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4.00 Credits
From information on recycling in municipal settings to minimumimpact camping practices in national parks, federal agencies, non-profits, and state and local governments often rely on education and interpretive strategies to induce fundamental changes in human behavior. Drawing on fundamental aspects of environmental psychology and interpretive theory, students examine the basis of environmental education. Through field work, and working with outdoor and environmental education organizations, students gain practical experience in the art and science of interpretation. Topics include development and design of interpretive materials, coordination of programs and specific exercises to enhance interpretive leadership skills. Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 101 and one ESP course.
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4.00 Credits
An examination of environmentalism formulated by naturalists and writers in North America. Emphasis is on a historical understanding of attitudes toward the natural world. Format is primarily seminar. A brief review of global environmental history looks at the rise and fall of various civilizations at different times in different parts of the world. Discussion then focuses on the writings of Thoreau, Muir, Leopold, Carson, Abbey and other naturalists of historical significance, as well as contemporary writers emphasizing indigenous knowledge and current issues. Problems of industrialization, limits to growth, sustainability and public land programs are also covered. Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 101. Also offered through Outdoor Studies.
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4.00 Credits
This course examines the problem of maintaining biological diversity in a changing world. Emphasis is on the biological concepts involved in population biology, genetics and community ecology, and their use in conservation and management of biodiversity. Labs mix local projects and trips to sites of interest for conservation. Prerequisites: Environmental Studies 101; Environmental Studies 221 or Biology 245/246 or permission of instructor. Also offered as Biology 340.
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4.00 Credits
Physical, economic and cultural factors give rise to famines. Cultural factors include the ways different societies respond to food shortage and the role of cultural conflicts and misunderstandings in contributing to famine or preventing adequate response to food shortage. These issues are discussed as they relate to famines in Europe, Asia and Africa during the 19th and 20th centuries. Films and print media sources are used to evaluate the cultural image of famine prevalent in this society. Also offered through African Studies and Global Studies, and as Anthropology 343.
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4.00 Credits
A study of the literary response to the taming of the American wilderness. The course focuses on the close association of nature and art in American literature, examining how American writers, in shaping story and poem, have tried to reconcile the processes and values associated with "wilderness" and "civilization." Soattention is given to the historical and cultural backgrounds of the wilderness theme. Writers such as Crevecoeur, Jefferson, Cooper, Thoreau, Melville, Twain, Whitman, Jewett, Frost, Faulkner, Cather, Steinbeck, McPhee and Dillard are studied, but an effort is made to choose works not usually taught in the surveys of American literature. Prerequisites: Environmental Studies 101 and two lower-level courses in English or permission of instructor. Also offered as English 346 and through Outdoor Studies.
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4.00 Credits
An in-depth consideration of some area of environmental studies not covered in regular course offerings. The specific topic normally is an advanced study of some interdisciplinary problem.
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4.00 Credits
Student-arranged study with an environmental organization. The internship comprises three parts: contact with daily operations; intensive work on one particular project; and extensive reading in appropriate areas. May be elected only after submission of a written proposal during the prior semester and approval by core faculty of environmental studies. A letter of support must be received from the sponsoring organization. Prerequisites: Environmental Studies 101 and permission of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
A study of the contemporary literary response to rising national interest in the natural world and rising awareness about the danger to natural resources. Readings are predominantly in prose (novels and essays), with some poetry included. Among the questions the authors ask: as we approach the natural world, how can we move beyond metaphors of dominion? What are the biases of gender, geography and culture that we bring to our inquiry? What is the relationship between the human and the "natural"? Whatdoes it mean to fully invest ourselves in our local environment? Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 101. Also offered as English 352 and through Outdoor Studies.
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4.00 Credits
Faculty-directed research designed for small groups of advanced students. The focus is often on environmental problems of northern New York. Topics are usually defined in response to needs identified by local communities. The course draws together the expertise of students from different majors. Basic concepts and methodologies of field research are applied in practice. Prerequisites: Environmental Studies 101 and permission of instructor.
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