NRES 285

Spring 2024 Part of Term B

Part of Term B
Mar 11-May 1

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 term up to 4 hours if topics vary or separate terms to a maximum of 6 hours. Prerequisite: NRES 201 and NRES 219. The department strongly recommends that students take only one section per semester, except under highly unusual circumstances.

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NRES 285 class schedule data for spring 2024
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
48840	Laboratory-Discussion Travel	A A	3:00PM -4:50PM ARRANGED	R n.a.	N120 Turner Hall Location Pending	Guyon, L Sloan, J Guyon, L Sloan, J	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/11/24-05/01/24 Section Fee: ACES Field Trip $150.00 Flat Fee. Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Lrg River Floodplain Field Exp Section Info: LARGE RIVER FLOODPLAIN FIELD EXPERIENCE: Jessica Mohlman and Jenny Mullikin are additional co-instructors. This course will meet April 4, 11, 18, and 25 for classroom instruction and will culminate in a field experience from May 13-17, 2024 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 this one-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. This section will have a field trip fee of $150. Students are responsible for their own transportation to and from East Alton at the beginning and end of the field experience. 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.
53567	Laboratory-Discussion	CIN	7:00PM -7:50PM	W	W223 Turner Hall	Bried, J Jog, S	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/11/24-05/01/24 Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Cons., Climate & Culture India Section Info: CONSERVATION, CLIMATE & CULTURE IN INDIA: This second eight-week course (meets March 20-April 24) and field experience (tentatively May 13-28, 2024) will introduce students to sustainable practices in wetland and forest conservation in the Western Ghats, a biodiversity hotspot in India. Students will get hands-on experience with monitoring and conservation efforts at an internationally recognized wetland complex. Students will also visit nationally important forests and get firsthand experience with forest conservation practices in a tropical, developing nation. Agro-forestry, invasive species management, sustainable livelihood and ethical harvesting, organic waste management, climate change mitigation, and socio-economic impact to local resource-based communities will be emphasized in a two-week hands-on immersive experience spanning three different ecosystem complexes in southwestern India. Students will first apply to the program at https://app.studyabroad.illinois.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&id=11966. Students registered in this section pay a STUDY ABROAD FEE assessed through the College of ACES Education Abroad Office.
46780	Laboratory-Discussion	FWF	6:00PM -6:50PM	W	N120 Turner Hall	Dreslik, M Larson, E O'Keefe, J Schooley, R Suski, C Ward, M	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/11/24-05/01/24 Section Fee: ACES Field Trip $110.00 Flat Fee. Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Fish & Wildlife Field Tech. Section Info: Fish & Wildlife Field Techniques meets in person April 10, 17 & 24 at 6 p.m. and May 13-17, 2024 (students are responsible for their own housing). Field work will occur at Allerton Park in Monticello, IL (transportation provided) and we will spend one night on-site in 4H 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 $110. 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.