NRES 285

Spring 2014 All Classes

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Field Experience

Credit: 1 OR 2 hours.

Field based course that exposes students to procedures and methods used in various resource settings in a hands-on manner. Includes weekly field trips to visit representative natural resource and environmental science settings with supporting laboratory exercises. Content of offerings vary by section, but all focus on resource management, environmental quality and assessment, and effects of consumption and use on the environment.

Field trips required; fees required. May be repeated in the same or subsequent semesters to a maximum of 6 hours. Prerequisite: NRES 201 and NRES 219.

Additional Field Trip Fee Required.

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NRES 285 class schedule data for spring 2014
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
59153	Laboratory-Discussion	CST	8:00AM -5:00PM	MTWRF	Location Pending	Hayek, J	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/24/14-03/28/14 Section Fee: ACES Field Trip $100.00 Flat Fee. Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Chainsaw Safety & Felling Tech Section Info: Chainsaw Safety & Directional Felling Techniques will provide NRES undergraduate students with instruction and hands-on training specific to chainsaw safety, saw maintenance, directional felling, limbing, and bucking. The class will meet at the Dixon Springs Agricultural Center (DSAC) in Simpson, IL during spring break (March 24-28, 2014). Students are responsible for their own transportation and all of their meals. Lodging will be on-site at the DSAC dormitory. All students are required to bring their own personal protective equipment (Type 1, class C hardhats; leather gloves; safety glasses; and 8" leather work boots). This course will charge a field trip fee. Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Natural Res & Env Sci department. Restricted to students with Junior or Senior class standing.
59157	Laboratory-Discussion	EEF	2:30PM -4:50PM	R	106 David Kinley Hall	Hodson, P Grant, H	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/14-05/07/14 Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Environmental Ed Field Exper Section Info: Environmental Education Field Experience will introduce students to the thinking process required for developing high quality environmental education activities and provide practice designing and implementing them. The course will begin with classroom instruction and activities for the first few weeks of the semester. The field experience for this course will take two forms, leading an Environmental Science after school club at Booker T. Washington Elementary School once a week for eight weeks (February-April) and delivering an environmental education activity on Friday and Saturday of ExploreACES (March 14 and 15). There is no fee for this section of NRES 285. Restriction(s): Restricted to Natural Resrcs & Environ Sci major(s). Restricted to students with Sophomore, Junior, or Senior class standing.
48838	Laboratory-Discussion	SMA	3:00PM -4:50PM	TR	310 David Kinley Hall	Endres, J Lavey, W	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/17/14-05/07/14 Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Sust Metrics & Assessment Tech Section Info: Sustainability Metrics and Assessment Techniques: Evaluating Student Sustainability Committee-Funded Projects. This course teaches techniques for evaluating projects/actions aimed at increasing sustainability, such as reducing harmful emissions and other pollution, and conservation of natural resources. We will use a variety of projects funded by the University of Illinois? Student Sustainability Committee (SSC) as case studies to apply analytical frameworks. These projects include the sustainable student farm, solar energy systems, energy-efficiency retrofits of buildings, energy control systems for buildings, LED lighting, water-conservation equipment, and programs to reduce petroleum usage in transportation. No field trip fee. Restriction(s): Restricted to Natural Resrcs & Environ Sci major(s). Restricted to students with Junior or Senior class standing.
51815	Laboratory-Discussion	SS	1:00PM -4:50PM	F	S509 Turner Hall	Wander, M	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/17/14-05/07/14 Section Fee: ACES Field Trip $50.00 Flat Fee. Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Soil Stewardship Section Info: This course will include field visits, sampling, lecture and analysis of organic farming systems from the soils perspective. Conventional systems will be used as a basis for comparison. Organic certification requires producers to use practices that enhance or conserve soil function. The standards specify that organic growing systems are soil-based and must care for the soil and surrounding ecosystems, provide support for a diversity of species while encouraging nutrient cycling and, mitigate soil and nutrient losses. Several approaches can be used to evaluate how well different approaches to agriculture satisfy these goals. Lectures and labs sessions will explore the history and data connecting soil stewardship with organic and conservation management practices and acquaint students with approaches to measurement used to evaluate system performance in light of production, conservation, and sustainability objectives. Field trips and sampling will expose students to a variety of production systems. Analyses will teach students about soil testing, organic certification, and conservation management tools. Restriction(s): Restricted to Natural Resrcs & Environ Sci major(s). Restricted to students with Junior or Senior class standing.
48787	Laboratory-Discussion 03/22/14-03/26/14 Laboratory-Discussion 02/04/14-02/25/14	WBE WBE	7:00AM -5:00PM 4:00PM -5:50PM	MTWSU T	Location Pending S509 Turner Hall	Hagy, H Hagy, H	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 02/04/14-03/26/14 Section Fee: ACES Field Trip $140.00 Flat Fee. Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Wetland Bird Ecology & Mangmnt Section Info: This field course will expose students to wetland complexes of international importance and a myriad of wetland and wildlife management practices. Students will have the opportunity to observe or participate in activities such as wildlife marking, waterbird identification, focal and scan sampling, radio telemetry, wetland sampling, and other research techniques. Four lectures will be required during the semester and will be followed by a 5-day field trip to the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers. Students will tour wetlands and several field stations while in the vicinity of Havana, Illinois and the Forbes Biological Station. Students will accompany scientists from the Illinois Natural History survey where they will observe and participate in active wetland and waterbird research projects. Upon completion of this course, students will have gained a greater understanding of wetland and waterbird ecology and management and of the conservation, research, and monitoring activities of various government and non-government organizations in North America. Students will also be introduced to wetland conservation policy and tour wetlands of international importance (e.g., RAMSAR) along with those restored and managed through NAWCA and USDA Farm Bill programs. A field trip fee to cover transportation and lodging will be charged for this course, and students will be expected to pay for their meals on the trip. Restriction(s): Restricted to Natural Resrcs & Environ Sci major(s). Restricted to students with Junior or Senior class standing.
46855	Laboratory-Discussion	WFT	9:00AM -1:00PM	S	S509 Turner Hall	Schooley, R	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/17/14-05/07/14 Section Fee: ACES Field Trip $55.00 Flat Fee. Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Wildlife Field Techniques Section Info: Section WFT: Wildlife Field Techniques. This course will introduce students to field techniques used in monitoring and research within the discipline of wildlife ecology and conservation. We will cover methods for capturing, marking, and sampling wildlife populations and communities. The field trips will allow students to get hands-on experience with common techniques used to estimate the distribution and abundance of animals, species diversity, movements and habitat selection, survival, and habitat structure. This class meets on Saturdays in the second half of the semester, and one additional evening field trip will be scheduled. Restriction(s): Restricted to Natural Resrcs & Environ Sci major(s). Restricted to students with Junior or Senior class standing.
48839	Laboratory-Discussion	WMT	ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending	Kent, A	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/17/14-05/07/14 Special Approval: Instructor Approval Required Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Wildlife Management Tanzania Section Info: Enrollment requires the successful application to the program at www.studyabroad.illinois.edu. Students must also register for NRES 293 (CRN 45711), which provides 2 additional hours of credit (type the CRN into a box at the bottom of the registration page). This course presents students with hands-on experience in the conservation of natural and cultural resources across wilderness, rural, and urban regions of Tanzania. Students will attend courses at the world-renowned College of African Wildlife Management ? Mweka (Mweka) and participate in selected projects that reflect the multifaceted demands facing conservationists in Africa. Classroom experiences will provide the foundation for further studies at the interface of ecology and wildlife management. Scientific principles and human dimensions are used to explain current strategies and techniques for managing natural and cultural resources. The curriculum will focus on how changes in land use and resource availability in Tanzanian ecosystems can be managed to assist local communities while conserving biodiversity. Experiencing the socio-political and ecological variables in Tanzania will yield an understanding of culture and life that is vital to successful conservation efforts. 4 pre-departure meetings will occur April 7-May 2, and the tentative travel dates are July 11-August 6. Students in the course are required to participate in the study abroad experience, the fees for which are expected to cost approximately $5,500 plus airfare.