Courses
EBIO 2590 Plants and Society
In this course we will explore theory and practices in critical thinking in the context of public lands designation and management. Students will actively practice and develop tools in critical reasoning through a series of individual and group activities in both written and oral form throughout the semester. Tools and practices in critical reasoning will be applied to controversies surrounding both historical and current issues in public lands designation and management with special emphasis on western US public lands. This course is taught in the Spring Semester.
EBIO 2590 Syllabus
EBIO 4140 Plant Ecology
Students will gain a better understanding of the relationships between plants and their environment. Students will gain a better understanding of factors that regulate plant growth and reproduction, important factors that influence plant community dynamics such as competition and disturbance, and ecosystem processes such as biogeochemical cycles that that influence plant distributions.
EBIO 4140 Syllabus
EBIO 4800 Ecosystem management
Ecosystem Management (EM)is an approach to sustainably restore and maintain the composition, structure, and function of ecosystems. The success of EM is based on the ability of practitioners to collaboratively develop a vision for desired future condition amongst a variety of stakeholders that integrates ecological, institutional, and socioeconomic perspectives. In this course we will examine the historical and current role of ecosystem management as an approach to managing public lands in the US. Students will actively practice and develop tools in critical reasoning through a series of individual and group activities in both written and oral form throughout the semester that address current issues in managing ecosystems.
EBIO 4800 Syllabus
EBIO 4800 Critical Thinking - Public Lands Management
In this course we will explore theory and practices in critical thinking in the context of public lands designation and management. Students will actively practice and develop tools in critical reasoning through a series of individual and group activities in both written and oral form throughout the semester. Tools and practices in critical reasoning will be applied to controversies surrounding both historical and current issues in public lands designation and management with special emphasis on western US public lands. This course is taught in the Spring Semester.
EBIO 4800 Syllabus