The forests and marine environments of the Puget Sound area have historically played a major role as a source of wood and a site for building and utilizing wooden craft of all kinds. These ecosystems are, however, under ever increasing human pressure and growing concern must be given to their sustainable management. This contract will examine these issues while traveling aboard Evergreen's floating classrooms Resolute and Seawulff to several ports in Puget Sound including Seattle and Port Townsend. Students will maintain a journal, seminar, and do other written and numerical assignments involving seamanship and environmental studies. Program material will include subjects such as wildlife habitat, the historical development of Puget Sound, the building of wooden craft from small boats to large seagoing ships, the sustainable management of forests as a source of wood and waterfront land use issues.
Space is extremely limited.