In the first few weeks of the semester, we will collaborate with area conservation agencies to work on projects that otherwise wouldn't get done for lack of staff time or resources. Then you will break up into smaller groups for the remainder of the semester to pursue independent projects. With the advice and assistance and inspiration of agency staff and local conservationists, you will have the opportunity to generate new knowledge, rather than reproduce a preset lab result. Go to detailed Guide to Field Case Studies . A variety of different activities during the semester will help us achieve our goals, including lectures, discussions, readings, several writing assignments, field case studies, and independent projects.
Attendance is required at all classes and field trips.
There will be four short essays with optional rewrites. There will be four short essays with required peer review and revisions. Required text go to top A Primer of Conservation Biology by Richard B. Primack.