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Notes from Au Sable
Global Opportunity
If you're looking for a way to broaden the horizons of
your environmental education, this year's Au Sable Institute summer sessions
allow students to choose from courses at one or more of the institute's
five locations in North America, Africa and Asia.
Summer Session I
During Summer Session I (June 3-July 7), courses will be offered at the
Pacific Rim, East Coast and India sites, as well as Au Sable-Great
Lakes.
- Pacific Rim: In addition to Natural History of the Pacific Northwest
and Marine Invertebrates, offered in 1998, there will be two new courses
at Au Sable-Pacific Rim amid breathtaking scenery and ecological diversity
on Whidbey Island in Puget Sound, Wash. The new courses are Ecotheology
and Marine Stewardship.
- East Coast: On Tangier Island, Va., in Chesapeake Bay, new courses
for Summer Session I will be Natural History of the Chesapeake and
Stewardship Practicum: Sustainable Communities and Environmental Conflict
Resolution on the Chesapeake Bay. Students will experience natural
history, a unique fishing community and the role that Christian environmental
stewardship can play in these interactions.
- India: At Bishop Heber College in Tiruchirapalli, Au Sable-India
will offer Land Resources of South India, Natural Resources Practicum:
Environmental Stewardship in India, Conservation Biology and Environmentally
Sustainable Development and Mangrove Ecosystem Ecology. South India
provides a rich natural and cultural setting for environmental studies.
Summer Session II
During Summer Session II (July 13-Aug. 14), courses will be offered at
the Pacific Rim and Africa locations, in addition to Au Sable-Great
Lakes.
- Pacific Rim: Field Geology of the Pacific Northwest, Ecological Agriculture,
Field Botany and Marine Mammals will be offered at Pacific Rim during
Summer Session II.
- Africa: Courses to be taught during Summer Session II at Au Sable-Africa
are Birds of the African Tropics, Tropical Botany, Mammals of East
Africa and Natural Resources Practicum: Development and Ecological
Sustainability in Africa. These courses will be offered in cooperation
with the African Institute of Science and Resource Development at its
facility near the Great Rift Valley in Kenya.
For complete course descriptions, see the Official Bulletin or visit
the Au Sable website.
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