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Faculty,</font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font color="#800000">Hello again.
This is Laurie, the Director of the Wild Rockies Field Institute
(WRFI) and in the past, you have met with one of our recruiting
representatives. We have truly appreciated your interest in WRFI
and your support for field-based learning. I am writing today to
let you know about several of our upcoming summer field courses, and I
hope you will forward this information in the announcement below to
your students. Also, as you advise your students this spring,
please consider recommending one of the courses described below.<br>
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As you may already know, although WRFI courses are accredited through
the University of Montana, we draw students from colleges and
universities across the country. Our courses study such topics as
restoration ecology in the Greater Yellowstone area, marine ecology
and timber management in Alaska, and community conservation in the
Yellowstone to Yukon region. WRFI courses are entirely field-based; we
integrate backcountry travel with field studies, traditional
academics, and meetings with a range of people who live and work on
the land.<br>
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Students can read further about our courses on our
website:</font><font color="#0000FF"><u>
www.wildrockies.org/wrfi</u></font><font color="#800000"> or contact
us at</font><font color="#0000FF"><u>
wrfi@wildrockies.org</u></font><font color="#800000"> Below is a
listing of our upcoming 2004 courses.<br>
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Thanks for your time and consideration!<br>
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Sincerely,<br>
<br>
Laurie Schlueb<br>
Director, Wild Rockies Field Institute<b><br>
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</x-tab></font>Interested in learning outside of the classroom?<br>
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</x-tab></font>Want to have an adventure & explore beautiful
natural areas of North America?<br>
<font face="Wingdings">v<x-tab> </x-tab></font>Like to backpack,
kayak or canoe?<br>
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</x-tab></font>Need to earn academic credits?<br>
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Then check out the course opportunities below!<br>
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<b>Summer 2004:<br>
</b>Space available on the following courses. Check out our
website at: <font color="#0000FF"><u>
www.wildrockies.org/wrfi</u></font> for more information. Or
email:<font color="#0000FF"><u> wrfi@wildrockies.org</u></font><br>
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•<b>Conservation and Community in the Yellowstone to Yukon
Region</b>: students focus on conservation biology, restoration
ecology, and community organizing/activism during multiple extended
backpack trips along the Rocky Mountain Front. (6 credits in
Forestry).<br>
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•Ecological Education Afield</b>: explores teaching techniques for
effective environmental education while backpacking for a week in
western Montana. (2 credits in Environmental Studies or Curriculum &
Instruction)<br>
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•<b>Restoration Ecology in Greater Yellowstone</b>: focuses on
the philosophy, ecology and politics of the region while restoring
critical grizzly bear habitat. (3 credits in Forestry)<br>
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•<b> Coast, Forest & Mountains: The Olympic Peninsula</b>:
addresses ecological, political and ethical issues in the Olympic
Peninsula’s ancient forests and alpine tundra. (3 credits in
Environmental Studies)<br>
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•<b>The Boundary Waters Ecosystem</b>: Listen for wolves
howling and loons calling as we canoe and backpack in the Boundary
Waters Ecosystem and study the ecology and management of this unique
transboundary ecosystem (3 credits in Environmental Studies).<br>
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·<x-tab> </x-tab></font><b>The Alaskan Rainforest: Ecology &
Policy of the Tongass</b>: Sea kayak the waters of the Inside
Passage to explore temperate rainforest, tidewater glaciers, and
issues that affect local residents- from loggers and land managers to
salmon and wolves. (6 credits in Environmental Studies &
Forestry)<br>
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</x-tab></font><b>Integrating Traditional Knowledge in a Modern
World</b>: Explore core American Indian perspectives through
readings, field exercises, and discussions with tribal elders on the
Flathead Reservation in Northwest Montana. Learn traditional
methods for sustainable living and investigate traditional connections
with the environment while backpacking in the Mission Mountain
Wilderness. (2 credits in Native American Studies)</blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><b>Fall Semester 2004:</b><br>
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and Scenic Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers and backpack through
central Montana’s Little Belt and Big Snowy Mountain ranges to learn
about human cultures and their interactions with the landscape.
(This is a 12 credit course integrating credits from Environmental
Studies, Native American Studies and Geography)</blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font color="#808080">Laurie Schlueb,
Director<br>
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Wild Rockies Field Institute<br>
P.O. Box 7071<br>
Missoula, MT 59807<br>
Phone: (406) 549-4336<br>
wrfi@wildrockies.org<br>
www.wildrockies.org/wrfi</font></blockquote>
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Phone 413-5595569<br>
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<div><font color="#000000">Center for Science Exploration</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">Hampshire College</font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000">phone: (413) 559-5792</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">fax: (413) 559-5438</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">Adele Simmons Hall #132</font></div>
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