The biological aspects of contemporary problems and issues will be explored. Selected topics will be chosen from the areas of Medicine and the Environment. Students conduct a caloric self-study and may opt to complete a project with suitable social agencies. A study of the birds of the Mid-Hudson Region, emphasizing field identification, migration, flight and ecological adaptations, voice and behavior, distribution and classification. Lectures and weekly field trips to diverse habitats are included.
Students are responsible for their own transportation.
Natural resources of water, air, soil, and wildlife are explored on a broad basis in lecture. Weekly field experiences focus on Orange County and the immediate surroundings. Students are responsible for their own transportation. Natural History Study of the geology, flora, and fauna of the lower Mid-Hudson area, with emphasis on ecological relationships between the environment and observed organisms and their significance for man. Field trips, laboratory work and nature study techniques applicable to the classroom are included.