Assignments

Short, in-class written assignments

There will be graded in-class written assignments that address concepts from the reading and discussion. Each of these is worth 5 points.

Walks - with written critiques

Walk 1 - campus tour: the good, the bad, and the ugly

Walk 2 - Marquam gulley: Where the squirrels and the bankers live

Walk 3 - the Ross Island excursion

Walk 4 - Finding Beauty

Papers

Assignment #1 (15 points) Examining an environmental problem from multiple perspectives.

Assisgnment #2 (15 points) Critique of a classic text.

Assignment #3 (15 points) Lesson learned outside of the classroom

Final project

Title, topic statement and outline (5 points)

Final paper (25 points) Examination of the problems associated with scientific adaptive management of an authentic environmental problem