Au
Sable-India is located at Bishop Heber College in Tiruchirapalli, in
the state of Tamil Nadu, South India. The Heber-Au Sable Institute offers
a master of science degree in environmental science which includes a
requirement for the college students to lead environmental education
programs for primary school children and teachers and to conduct research
on appropriate technologies such as plastered straw construction, rooftop
gardening, and wastewater treatment by artificial wetland systems.
South
India is a remarkably varied and beautiful landscape with a great diversity
of life. It is one of the mega-diversity regions of the world. The region
includes such varied environments as coastal ecosystems, mangrove forests,
plains, thorn scrub, dry and moist deciduous forests, evergreen shola
forest and grassland and montane tropical ecosystems of the Western Ghats.
Here one can find both vistas of breathtaking beauty as well as landscapes
of ecological fragmentation and degradation. Black buck, Nilgiri Tahr
(a Goat Antelope), Nilgiri langurs, giant flying squirrels, monitor lizards,
lion-tailed macaques and a rich diversity of birds are among the native
wildlife. Especially significant wildlife preserves are Chinnar Wildlife
Sanctuary, Eravikulam National Park, Point Calimere, and Periyar Tiger
Reserve. Temperatures in winter are between 22 and 27 Celsius and slightly
warmer in the summer. The mountain regions are cooler.
Au
Sable-India is located at Bishop Heber College in Tiruchirapalli, in
the state of Tamil Nadu, South India. The Heber-Au Sable Institute offers
a master of science degree in environmental science which includes a
requirement for the college students to lead environmental education
programs for primary school children and teachers and to conduct research
on appropriate technologies such as plastered straw construction, rooftop
gardening, and wastewater treatment by artificial wetland systems. 
South
India is a remarkably varied and beautiful landscape with a great diversity
of life. It is one of the mega-diversity regions of the world. The region
includes such varied environments as coastal ecosystems, mangrove forests,
plains, thorn scrub, dry and moist deciduous forests, evergreen shola
forest and grassland and montane tropical ecosystems of the Western Ghats.
Here one can find both vistas of breathtaking beauty as well as landscapes
of ecological fragmentation and degradation. Black buck, Nilgiri Tahr
(a Goat Antelope), Nilgiri langurs, giant flying squirrels, monitor lizards,
lion-tailed macaques and a rich diversity of birds are among the native
wildlife. Especially significant wildlife preserves are Chinnar Wildlife
Sanctuary, Eravikulam National Park, Point Calimere, and Periyar Tiger
Reserve. Temperatures in winter are between 22 and 27 Celsius and slightly
warmer in the summer. The mountain regions are cooler.