Temperate Rainforests
Course Description
Course Description
NOTE: This provides preliminary information
about the Temperate Rainforests program. All of this is subject to change
and modification.
Program Description:
Temperate rainforests are a poorly understood and highly valued ecosystem
in the Pacific Northwest and other parts of the world. They support a
complex and interconnected web of life that encompasses a tremendous diversity
of biota, both terrestrial and marine. We will learn about ways of understanding
these ecosystems using a variety of contemporary approaches in ecology
and natural history. Our focus will be on the ecology of the terrestrial
and marine environments and organisms and their connections, with an emphasis
on the Olympic Peninsula. Students will undertake an independent study
project that includes the techniques of data collection, analysis, and
communication. The program will go on two extended field trips and several
local field trips.
Field trips:
We plan a 3-day field trip to Olympic Peninsula, with stops at the Hoh
Rainforest, snorkeling at Rialto Beach, and a tour of the Timber Museum.
We will stay at the Olympic Natural Resource Center in Forks [week 2].
We also plan a 2-day field trip to Willapa Bay and Ellsworth Creek [week
5]
Program Fees for Overnight Fieldtrips: $175
Faculty:
Nalini Nadkarni 867-6621 nadkarnn@evergreen.edu Room 2259 Lab II
Erik Thuesen 867-6584 thuesene@evergreen.edu Room 3060 Lab I