The project culminates in a formal scientific report, a poster presentation to local elementary and high school students, and a symposium presentation. Instructors and teaching assistants provide support throughout the course. A Handbook of Biological Investigation, 4th ed. Inc. Winston-Salem, NC, 1987. The cultural and ecological impact of beef cattle is also explored.
Coffee occupies a unique zone that has endangered mid-elevational forest throughout the tropics.
Conservation of this life zone in relation to coffee is discussed. Students see a cottage industry as well as the process of coffee picking, roasting, packing and marketing, and coffee tasting. Local dairy farms to speak with farmers and to milk cows. Trips to the cheese factory to see how milk is converted to butter and cheese. Lectures also attempt to weigh the benefits and cost of ecotourism, its sustainability, and its impact on local forests.