Tue., Apr. 26: More sample finale exam questions have been added to the page of questions; and the class notes for Wed., Apr. 27 have now been posted on the class site.

Mon, Apr. 25: The first set of sample final questions are now on the web, as are the notes thru the end of Chap. 11 (for Apr. 22 and 25). On Wednesday we will briefly look at a couple of approaches to Evaluation (Chap. 12) and then review for the final. If we finish all the review, then the Fri class can be optional. I’ll be there if you want more review and have questions.

Mon, Apr. 18: Note: I have modified the instructions for the second written exercise, specifically to suggest 500 (two double spaced pages) to at most 1,000 words (3.5 double spaced pages); and I added 10.2 as an option. NB: If you do 10.2, apply it only to the SnowPact scenario.

Wed., Apr. 13: Class notes for Apr. 11 and 13, Chap. 9 are now on the web page. We will start Chap. 10 on Friday.

Be thinking about your second written exercise as we go along. It is due Apr. 27, the next-to-last class day.

Wed. Apr. 6

I have posted lecture notes that take us thru Friday, Apr. 8. These cover the rest of Chap.7 (which we begin in the Mar. 28 notes) and all of Chap. 8.

Wed, Mar 9.

I have re-posted the notes from Chap. 7, dated Wed. March 9, 2005

Notes from Mar 4, and from Juan’s Mar. 7 and 9 lectures on conserving genetic diversity (Chap. 5), are now posted. This is the first post-midterm material and will be on the final. The final will not be cumulative.

I will re-grade the exams giving points for those who missed 39, a very poorly written question.

Come prepared Friday to work on Exercise 5.7 in class. This is the first of your choices for individually-written exercises.

Thurs., Feb. 24: Answers to sample questions:

(1) B; (2) A; (3) A—awkward question; (4) D; (5) C; (6) F; (7) T; (8) T; (9) T; (10) H; (11) B; (12) F; (13) E; (14) C; (15) D; (16) D; (17) A; (18) T; (19) T; (20) T;(21) T; (22) T; (23) T; (24) A; (25) E; (26) B; (27) D; (28) C; (29) A; (30) E; (31) C; (31b): C-second C; (32) E; (33) C; (34) B; (35) A; (36) T; (37) T; (38) F; (39) F.

Tuesday, Feb. 22:

Lecture notes thru this Friday are now posted. These are the last additional notes to appear before the Midterm (that is, this material will be on the midterm). Related sample questions have also been posted. These are the last additional sample questions to be posted before the midterm. We will go over them in class, probably Fri, and then we will have a fuller review next Monday.

Thur., Feb. 17:

Ouch! I have posted another slightly modified syllabus as of 2:45pm, Thursday. I made slight changes in the sequence of exercises for after the midterm.

I’ll hand out a hard copy tomorrow (Friday).

A hard copy of these instructions will also be handed out Friday.

Wed., Feb. 16

Please note that the syllabus has been modified and a new version posted at noon today. ONLY CLASSES AFTER THE MIDTERM HAVE BEEN AFFECTED. The new version fixes a few date problems and that fact that I left off a couple of class dates!!!!. I hand out copies of the new schedule on Friday.

Also on Friday we will hand out instructions for the two required written exercises.

Monday, Feb. 14, 2005

A new version of the Sample Midterm Questions has been posted. It is dated 2/14/05 and it still has the first set of questions, but additional ones have been added onto the end, with a note letting you know where the new questions begin.

We are now caught up on the syllabus. The Mid-Term is Wed., Mar. 2.

Tuesday, Feb. 8

Please note that NEW VERSIONS of the class notes for Jan 31-Feb. 2 and for Feb. 4 have been posted—these do a better job of linking to the lectures on Chapters 15 and 19.

We are also a class behind. But we at least begin on the Intro and Chap1 of the Ecosystems Management text on Wednesday. We will focus on the SnowPACT Scenario, which begins on p. 25.

Tuesday, Feb. 1

Class notes for Mon Jan. 31 and Wed. Feb. 2 are now on the web site. We are running a bit behind because I had to cancel class Friday due to my illness. We’ll wrap up NGOs (Chap. 11) Wed, and introduce the Ecological Paradigms (Chap. 15). On Friday I’ll at least introduce Chap 19 on "ecological economics", the last chapter in the Knight and Bates text.

Thursday, Jan. 27

I have posted the first set of sample midterm questions on the web site. It carries the version date 1/27/05 and will be replaced about weekly as I add more questions. Each version will be cumulative, but may incorporate changes in earlier questions as I get your feedback.

Here are the answers for Version 1/27/05: 1 (b); 2 (a); 3 (a); 4 (d); 5 (c); 6 F; 7 T; 8 T; 9 T; 10 (h); 11 (b); 12 (f); 13 (e); 14 (c).

Friday, Jan. 21

Class notes for next week are now posted on the web.

Tuesday, January 18, 2005

We start Wed., Jan. 19 on two chapters about the economics of resource conservation from the Knight and Bates book. Class notes for the two classes this week (Mon. was a holiday) are now on the web.

1/11/05

Resolution to missing textbook: I have whittled down the readings from Knight and Bates to eight chapters, and will put three copies on reserve at Norlin. I need to buy a copy form one of the students that purchased the few used ones which were at the bookstore, and will come to class Wed. with cash in hand. As a safety net for those who worry about reserve working as you study for the mid-term, I will have a master copy of all the readings which you can borrow and copy yourself. This meets copyright law (you are making a personal, fair-use copy). I will be available everyday with this copy during the week before the exam.

See you Wednesday!

Bill Travis

1/9/05

PLEASE NOTE: Word form the bookstore late on Friday was that the Knight and Bates textbook may never show up! They have 8 used copies. SO---don’t buy that text until we figure out what to do!!!! We may have to reduce its use in the class.

1/8/05

Welcome to Geography 3412: Conservation Practice

The first class is Monday, Jan. 10, at 9 am, room 1B80 Humanities Bldg.

The syllabus on this web site is still a draft, but changes will be small.

This class will focus first on the recent evolution of theory and practice of (mostly) renewable natural resources management, then move onto the approaches and tools that have emerged as "Ecosystems Management." Although this material is prescriptive, suggesting "best management practices", we will take time to critically assess the arguments and approaches offered by the text authors.

If you are confidant that you are sticking with this class, please get the textbooks ASAP, often the bookstore does not order enough for the enrollment, assuming some students won’t buy them or that the class will not fill.

You can e-mail me with questions:

Wtravis@colorado.edu

See you Monday.

Bill Travis

Associate Professor

Department of Geography