NRES 285

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Field Experience

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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.

Additional fees may apply. See Class Schedule. May be repeated in the same or subsequent semesters to a maximum of 6 hours. Prerequisite: NRES 201 and NRES 219.

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NRES 285 class schedule data for spring 2018
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: 03/12/18-05/02/18 Section Fee: ACES Field Trip $105.00 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 17-25, 2018). 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. If all seats are full, complete the form at http://go.illinois.edu/NRESwaitinglist to be added to the waiting list. Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Natural Res & Env Sci department. Restricted to students with Junior or Senior class standing.
48842	Laboratory-Discussion Study Abroad	CWC CWC	ARRANGED ARRANGED	n.a. n.a.	Location Pending Location Pending	Schooley, R Morgan, S Schooley, R Morgan, S	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/12/18-05/02/18 Special Approval: Instructor Approval Required Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Communities & Wildlife Conserv Section Info: WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND COMMUNITIES - BOTSWANA This collaboration between NRES and Wildtrax presents students with classroom instruction and a hands-on research experience through a 3-week summer module on Communities & Wildlife Conservation Research Field Training Studies in Botswana (July 22-August 11, 2018). Students will attend class during spring semester, and begin the summer module with a 1 week lecture series to better prepare them for their time as being part of a research team. After the course work, students will head into the wilderness join the research camp. The student's time in the field will include fulfilling the objectives of the two main research focuses of Wildtrax's partners, Wildlife ACT: implementing a standardized biodiversity monitoring protocol for Botswana's Department of Wildlife & National Parks and conducting human-wildlife conflict studies and implementing mitigation strategies with the University of Botswana's Okavango Research Institute. Students will play an active role in the research from project design, to data collection and implementation and will gain valuable skills and knowledge to equip them for their future. See https://app.studyabroad.illinois.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID=11117 for more information. Students should also enroll in NRES 293 section CIB (CRN: 24238). STUDY ABROAD FEES APPLY.
59157	Laboratory-Discussion	EEF	3:00PM -4:50PM	R	215 Davenport Hall	Hodson, P Nelson, S	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/16/18-05/02/18 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 an Urbana elementary school once a week for eight weeks (February-April) and delivering an environmental education activity on Friday and Saturday of ExploreACES (March 9 and 10). There is no fee for this section of NRES 285. If all seats are full, complete the form at http://go.illinois.edu/NRESwaitinglist to be added to the waiting list. Restriction(s): Restricted to Natural Resrcs & Environ Sci major(s). Restricted to students with Sophomore, Junior, or Senior class standing.
48846	Laboratory-Discussion	FEA	ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending	Roca, A	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/12/18-05/02/18 Special Approval: Instructor Approval Required Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Field Experience in Africa
54342	Laboratory-Discussion	GL	1:00PM -4:50PM	W	S509 Turner Hall	Grimley, D	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/12/18-05/02/18 Section Fee: ACES Field Trip $50.00 Flat Fee. Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Glacial Landscape Field Exper Section Info: This class will highlight the local glacial history, in the context of their societal implications, through field trips to sites within about 50 miles of Champaign-Urbana. We will discuss glacial landforms, processes, and deposits as well as the subsequent processes of rivers and soil development. The residual effects of glaciation on current societal issues (e.g., groundwater, flooding, resources, land-use) and ecosystems (e.g., plant-soil relations) will be emphasized. If all seats are full, complete the form at http://go.illinois.edu/NRESwaitinglist to be added to the waiting list. Restriction(s): Restricted to Natural Resrcs & Environ Sci major(s). Restricted to students with Junior or Senior class standing.
48840	Laboratory-Discussion Study Abroad	LRF LRF	3:00PM -4:50PM 7:00AM -5:00PM	R MTWRF	S509 Turner Hall 110 Mumford Hall	Guyon, L Crawford, J Sloan, J Guyon, L Crawford, J Sloan, J	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/12/18-05/02/18 Section Fee: ACES Field Trip $100.00 Flat Fee. Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Lrg River Floodplain Field Exp Section Info: Section LRF: Large River Floodplain Field Experience. This course will meet April 5, 12, 19, and 26th for classroom instruction and will culminate in a field experience from May 14th to 18th at the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC) in East Alton, IL. The National Great Rivers Research and Education Center, located at the confluence of the Mississippi, Illinois, and Missouri Rivers, is offering a two-week summer field course focused on large river floodplain ecology. Students will work directly in large river floodplain ecosystems, which generally consist of a mosaic of land and water containing bottomland forests, grasslands, islands, backwaters, sloughs, side channels, and wetlands. Students will learn how historic management practices have impacted these river systems, and how current science-based approaches to management and ecological restoration are impacting river health and sustainability. Monitoring the biological and physical components of riverine habitats is a key part of this process, and students will become familiar with the types of quantitative assessments common to the field of river ecology. Course fee required. Students are responsible for their own transportation to NGRREC. If all seats are full, complete the form at http://go.illinois.edu/NRESwaitinglist to be added to the waiting list. Restriction(s): Restricted to Natural Resrcs & Environ Sci major(s). Restricted to students with Junior or Senior class standing.
67784	Laboratory-Discussion	REF	3:00PM -4:50PM	T	W13 Turner Hall	Busby, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 03/06/18-05/02/18 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Rhizosphere Ecology Field Expe Section Info: The rhizosphere is the zone of influence of roots in the soil. If the soil were a desert, the rhizosphere would be the oasis. Many important and complex biological interactions occur in this zone. The goal of this course is to provide hands-on experience collecting rhizosphere samples in the field and analyzing those samples in a laboratory setting. Field sampling will occur at the Forestry Farm (transportation provided), where necessary vegetation types exist to conduct all sampling activities. Restriction(s): Restricted to Natural Resrcs & Environ Sci major(s). Restricted to students with Junior or Senior class standing.
48844	Laboratory-Discussion	SPF	2:00PM -5:50PM	W	Location Pending	Ashmore, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/16/18-05/02/18 Section Fee: ACES Field Trip $100.00 Flat Fee. Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Sust Policy Field Exp Section Info: In this course, students will be introduced to the importance of sustainability in the public policymaking proecess with emphasis on the local government level. Students will visit four local municipalities to study and evaluate various conceptual models and practices in sustainability publi policy formulation.
48787	Laboratory-Discussion 03/17/18-03/21/18 Lecture-Discussion 02/12/18-03/12/18	WBE WBE	7:00AM -6:00PM 2:00PM -3:50PM	MTWSU M	Location Pending Location Pending	Hagy, H Askren, R Hagy, H Askren, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 02/12/18-03/21/18 Section Fee: ACES Field Trip $55.00 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. Five lectures will be required during the semester (2:00-3:50 pm February 12, 19, 26, March 5, 12) and will be followed by a 5-day field trip to the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers (during the week of SPRING BREAK, Saturday, March 17-Wednesday, March 21). 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. If all seats are full, complete the form at http://go.illinois.edu/NRESwaitinglist to be added to the waiting list. Restriction(s): Restricted to Natural Resrcs & Environ Sci major(s). Restricted to students with Junior or Senior class standing.