[ESSP] field course - wild rockies

[Vanessa Paulman]

>Canyonlands of the Colorado Plateau
>
>Earn 12 semester credits studying, backpacking & kayaking in 
>southern Utah this spring!
>
>WILD ROCKIES FIELD INSTITUTE is offering a two-month, field-based 
>course, "Canyonlands of the Colorado Plateau", March 23-May 21 in 
>the stunning canyonlands of southern Utah!
>
>During this nine-week course students will intensively study desert 
>ecology, natural history, land use history, wilderness ethics, 
>Native American history and philosophy, geography, and current 
>environmental issues pertinent to the Colorado Plateau. Most of the 
>course will take place during wilderness travel on extended 
>backpacking trips, taking us into some of the most remote canyons in 
>the region. We will also kayak through Labyrinth Canyon and drive 
>across the Four Corner's region to meet local leaders, activists and 
>residents. We will journey through the slickrock canyonlands of the 
>Colorado Plateau exploring the red sandstone heart of southern Utah. 
>This is a fabulous opportunity for intellectual self-exploration and 
>to learn in the field, directly from the landscape and the myriad 
>communities of people who live there.
>
>Read more about the course at: 
>http://www.wildrockies.org/wrfi/trips/utah05.html
>
>12 semester credits from the University of Montana, transferable to 
>other colleges & universities:
>Environmental Studies 395: 6 semester credits
>Geography 351: 3 semester credits
>Science 395: 3 semester credits
>
>Application deadline is December 20th.  We will accept applications 
>after the 20th on a space-available basis.  Obtain an application 
>at: http://www.wildrockies.org/wrfi/b4u.html
>
>For more information contact the Wild Rockies Field Institute at 
>(406) 549-4336,
>wrfi at wildrockies.org, or visit us at www.wildrockies.org/wrfi
>
>Laurie Schlueb, Director
>
>Wild Rockies Field Institute
>P.O. Box 7071
>Missoula, MT 59807
>(406) 549-4336
>wrfi at wildrockies.org
>www.wildrockies.org/wrfi

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Vanessa Paulman       
Center for Science Exploration
Hampshire College

phone: (413) 559-5792
fax: (413) 559-5438
Adele Simmons Hall #132

http://ScienceExploration.hampshire.edu


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