A practical field laboratory is included in which techniques are applied to a specific site. An integrative approach to biology and society that interrelates population biology, ecological principles, biogeochemical cycles, ecosystem functions, and human society in the context of biospheric degradation. The course develops a stewardship perspective rooted in biological principles and directed at conservation of plant and animal species, biotic communities, ecosystems, and human society. Included are topics of human development, poverty, and economic growth. Sampling and analytical methods are included for water, soil and air.
Work is conducted both on site in natural habitats and in the laboratory.
An introductory geology course with emphasis placed upon field observations of geological processes, both past and present. Although glacial geomorphology is a dominant theme, such topics as mineral and rock classification, seismology, groundwater flow, fossil fuel resources, climatic change, map interpretation, and fossil identification are also included. This site is best viewed with version 4.0 browsers.