winter schedule!!
Examination of the ways in which forestry and fisheries management practices interact, with emphasis on Pacific Northwest ecosystems. Topics covered include basic principles ofwatershed and riparian ecology, habitat requirements and ecology of salmonid fishes, effects of forest management and other land use practices on stream habitat, and strategies for mitigating adverse impacts.
Ecological concepts and principles applied to design and management of sustainable food production systems. Consideration given to social and economic components of an agroecosystem, as well as the experience of place. Includes case studies and field experience of sustainable agriculture and horticulture practices and principles.
Ethnoecology is the study of conceptions of ecological relationships and the natural world held by different peoples and cultures. In this course we use the lens of ethnoecology to explore the role of traditional ecological knowledge-also called indigenous or local knowledge--in maintaining and restoring healthy ecological relationships between communities and the environment. We begin by comparing local ways of knowing with western science, identifying the epistemological strengths and weaknesses of each. Using a case study approach, we will then explore how local knowledge is conceptualized, systematized, and helps guide the management of landscapes and biota by rural, indigenous, and folk communities in many different contexts worldwide. Students will examine how traditional ecological knowledge based on a profound and active engagement with place can lead to a rethinking of current approaches to environmental conservation and rural development..
In recent years, environmental debates in the Pacific Northwest and many other locations worldwide have made clear that the practice of forestry is much more than just the production of timber and wood products. This seminar will ask: what is sustainable forestry? Students will begin by learning about the development of forestry as an applied science in Europe and the United States. We will then examine forest management in a variety of different settings worldwide, including multiple use and ecosystem-based approaches on U.S. national forests, forestry on tribal and private lands, traditional agroforestry systems, and the forest certification movement. In the process, we will ask: what common conditions favor or promote sustainable approaches to forest management?.
and and ISP: environmental degradation in indigenous communities...maybe 3 credits. I'm gonna get my butt kicked!