Hopefully, this will answer all your questions. To be in the class you must attend and sign in for 1st 3 weeks. History of the American environment and the ways in which different cultural groups have perceived, used, managed, and conserved it from colonial times to the present. Cultures include American Indians and European and African Americans. Changes in attitudes and behaviors toward nature and past and present conservation and environmental movements are also examined.
Readings are from primary source documents supplemented by recent essays.
Approved for the American Cultures requirement and for the History major. Satisfies the Conservation and Resource Studies Social Science or Humanities requirement and can be used in the CRS Area of Interest. Major Problems in American Environmental History, ed. Available in the ASUC Store, Ned's Berkeley Books, and Campus Textbooks on Bancroft Avenue. Copies on 2-hour reserve in the Bioscience and Natural Resources Library, Valley Life Sciences Building.