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Check out this great video put together by PoE student Angela Herr while on Ken Yocom’s ‘Reading the Elwah’ class last summer.

(Source: https://player.vimeo.com/)

[course] Dream of Visiting Costa Rica?

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UW Exploration Seminar to Costa Rica
ESRM 5 credits
Summer (late August – September)

            

Are you interested in natural science and human culture? Maybe you are eager for a hand’s on learning experience that builds scientific, artistic, and language skills? Would you enjoy hiking some of the world’s greatest rainforests as you look for macaws, toucans, monkeys, sloths, anteaters, tapirs, and snakes?  Can you imagine walking a beach at night in search of a sea turtle making her nest so that you can secure the eggs in an conservation nursery before poachers make off with them?  Or is discussing human values, attitudes, and sustainability more your style?  

Then join this team for an unforgettable look at sustainability at work in one of the most dramatic settings on the planet! 

Completed applications are due by March 1st 2012, so don’t delay! If you have questions, feel free to contact Professor Marzluff (corvid@uw.edu) or Professor Miller (mlmiller@uw.edu) for more information.

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[course] – ENVIR 250: Data Types and Collection Methods!

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Still looking for a course this summer?  Get a jump start on your core courses by taking ENVIR 250 this summer.  This full-term summer course is being taught by Liz Mack from TTH 2:20-4:30.  SLN 14012.  The only prerequisite is ENVIR 100.  Here is how ENVIR 250 will count towards the major or minor:

  • ENVIR majors who declared Autumn 2009 or before: this class will count towards Tools & Technologies
  • ENVIR majors who declared Winter 2010 or after: this class is a required core course
  • ENVIR minors who declared Summer 2010 or before: this class will count towards Tools & Technologies (alternately, you may also substitute ENVIR 250 for ENVIR 200)
  • ENVIR minors who declared Autumn 2010 or after: you have the choice of taking ENVIR 200 OR ENVIR 250 as one of the required core courses
  • Not sure how this will count for you?  Check in with us!

The class during the summer has less students (max 25).  It will next be offered during Winter 2012 where the enrollment is projected to be 80-100 students. 

[course] – Forest Ecology of the Cascade Mountains (July 10-16)

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There are still a few spots open for a great summer course, ESRM 491, Disturbance and Forest Ecology of the Cascade Mountains.  This will be a one week field based course with trips to Mt. St. Helens,. Mt. Adams, Mt. Rainier, Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, and the Wind River Experimental Forest.  This course is taught by Professor Jerry F. Franklin who has over 50 years experience with researching and teaching about forest ecosystems.  Please contact James Freund  jafchen@uw.edu for more information and registration add codes.

**Fulfills Natural Sciences, Bioregional and/or Fieldwork categories for Perspectives & Experiences**

Course Info: ESRM 491, 1 week field course, 5 credits, for non-majors and majors

When: July 10-16

Where: This course will be based out of the Wind River Experimental Forest

Instructors: Professor Jerry Franklin and James Freund