Creating Gateways to the Land with Smarter Conservation

Creating Gateways to the Land with Smarter Conservation

Term
Course Number
ENVS 609 660
Course Code
ENVS609660
Course Key
73174
Day(s)
Tuesday
Time
5:15pm-8:15pm
Instructor
Course Note
MES Concentration Course in Env Biol/Resource Mgmt/Saturday Fieldtrips Required.
Course Description
Conservationists were long accused of ignoring the needs of human communities. often been thought of as protecting land from people. Now, the conservation movement is embracing a different viewprotecting land with and for people. As a result innovative programs have been developed that connect people to nature, thereby helping to facilitate land conservation. This interdisciplinary course will integrate concepts in scientific method, study design, ecology, and conservation with a focus on birds in order to foster an understanding of how research can inform management of wildlife populations and communities. Topics will include wildlife management, habitat restoration, geographical information systems (GIS), sustainable agriculture, integrated land-use management, and vegetation analysis. This course will also provide opportunities for field research and application of techniques learned in the classroom.
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