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 separate semesters to a maximum of 6 hours. Prerequisite: NRES 201 and NRES 219.

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NRES 285 class schedule data for spring 2022
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
48838	Online Online	CHT CHT	10:00AM -10:50AM ARRANGED	M n.a.	n.a. n.a.	Brawn, J Morgan, S Vyas, D Brawn, J Morgan, S Vyas, D	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/14/22-05/04/22 Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Wildlife Cons., Habitat, Track Section Info: WILDLIFE CONSERVATION, HABITAT MANAGEMENT & TRACKING: We will use a series of videos, synchronous online discussions, and quizzes to move you through several engaging topics. After this course, you will have the tools to better understand how practitioners develop conservation plans for endangered species. There is no field trip fee for this section. Restriction(s): Restricted to Natural Resrcs & Environ Sci major(s). Restricted to students with Junior, Sophomore, or Senior class standing.
70758	Laboratory-Discussion	CSF	8:00AM -4:00PM	S	Location Pending	Hayek, J	Date Range: 03/19/22-04/30/22 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 Illini Experimental Forest (campus; south farms) every Saturday beginning March 19, 2022. Students are responsible for their own transportation and all of their meals. Additionally, all students are required to supply their own leather gloves and 8" leather work boots. Students who successfully complete this course will be awarded a “Safety and Woods Worker Training Certificate: Levels 1-2.” There is no field trip fee for this section. 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.
41977	Lecture-Discussion Study Abroad	ESA ESA	ARRANGED ARRANGED	n.a. n.a.	Location Pending Location Pending	Brazee, R Green, E Reisner, A Brazee, R Green, E Reisner, A	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/14/22-05/04/22 Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Arctic Field Experience Section Info: This course focuses on the increasing international interest in the Arctic in the wake of global climate change and growing international demand for minerals and energy resources, which is having profound effects across the circumpolar North. During this faculty-led program (dates to be determined), students will spend the first two weeks in Stockholm and then the final week in Svalbard conducting field research. There will be one pre-departure meeting during the spring semester on a date to be determined. Students registered in this section pay a STUDY ABROAD FEE assessed through the ACES Education Abroad Office.
46780	Laboratory-Discussion	FWF	ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending	Dreslik, M Larson, E O'Keefe, J Schooley, R Suski, C Ward, M	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/14/22-05/04/22 Section Fee: ACES Field Trip $35.00 Flat Fee. Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Fish & Wildlife Field Tech. Section Info: Fish & Wildlife Field Techniques meets in person three evenings (dates and classroom TBD) during the second eight weeks from 6-7 p.m. and May 16-20, 2022 (students are responsible for their own housing). This course will introduce students to techniques used in monitoring and research within the disciplines of fishery resources and wildlife ecology/management. We will focus on survey methods including sampling, capturing, handling and marking wildlife (mammals, birds, fish, aquatic invertebrates, amphibians, and reptiles). The field exercises will allow students to gain exposure and hands-on experience with commonly used techniques. The students will also use data from the monitoring to provide a group presentation on developing a monitoring protocol for a specific taxa. This section will have a field trip fee of $35. Restriction(s): Restricted to Natural Resrcs & Environ Sci major(s). Restricted to students with Junior or Senior class standing.
52952	Laboratory-Discussion	SIA	9:30AM -10:50AM	TR	337 National Soybean Res Ctr	Green, E Moore, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/22-05/04/22 Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Sus. iCAP-Ambassador Ex. Section Info: Sustainability iCAP-Ambassador Experience: While top-down sustainability approaches are important, it is necessary to understand how sustainability can be applied from the bottom-up, particularly in buildings. This course seeks to connect students with facility managers and building services workers to help in identifying iCAP goals and objectives that have been achieved and opportunities for future implementation. Students will gain an understanding of campus sustainability themes and will work throughout the semester to apply this knowledge to help advance iCAP topics. Lectures will occur as a hybrid model (in-person and virtual), but field work will require students to be on campus with the ability to visit campus buildings and meet with university staff.
41120	Laboratory-Discussion	SLF	9:00AM -1:00PM	S	W13 Turner Hall	Jog, S	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/14/22-05/04/22 Section Fee: ACES Field Trip $33.00 Flat Fee. Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Spring Local Flora Section Info: This course first meets March 26, 2022 and will introduce students to botanical terminology, morphology, taxonomy, and field identification of common vascular plants of Illinois. Use of taxonomic keys and field characteristics will be emphasized for the identification of winter twigs and early spring ephemeral plants. There will be some lectures and labs for introduction to botanical terminology and morphology, followed by field trips during each class period. Field trips to a variety of habitats will enable students to observe and identify plants in various ecosystems and communities. This section will have a field trip fee of $33. 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.
48844	Laboratory-Discussion	SPF	2:00PM -4:50PM	T	S509 Turner Hall	Ashmore, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/22-05/04/22 Section Fee: ACES Field Trip $75.00 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 process with emphasis on the local government level. Students will visit four local municipalities to study and evaluate various conceptual models and practices in sustainability public policy formulation. This course will meet in person for the first and last class meeting and at a location to be determined for the four field trips. All other class meetings will occur online. This section will have a field trip fee of $75.