G&R 2050 Environmental Ethics & Management:
This course if offered in conjunction with the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS). This course involves immersion in the geography and culture of the area in which the course is held. Class work in physical and cultural geography will provide students with information that is easily integrated with the environmental ethics of land management and low impact camping. This course is part of the NOLS semester and must be taken concurrently with
EDUC 2050 and BIOL 2045. On certain semesters it is also taken concurrently with
HLED 2010. NOLS semesters are taught experientially, so climate, season, terrain, participants, specific course selection, and other factors generally support some outcomes more than others. (1-5 lect.)
Major Topics
- Leave-no-trace techniques
- ecosystems
- threats to wildlife habitat
- land management
- environmental ethics
Outcomes
In order to successfully complete this course, the student will:
1. Teaching Leave-no-trace camp and travel principles,
2. Recognizing ecological principles in local environments
3. Land management principles
4. Human impacts on wilderness environments
5. Basic concepts in environmental ethics