N’Tl Hist Of Nature Preserve

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Outdoor class taught mainly in the Nature Preserve, rain or shine excepting extreme storm conditions. Students will learn specific features, such as flora, fauna and land-use history of the Binghamton University Nature Preserve and then participate in guiding Nature Preserve educational hikes for community and school groups. Some classroom discussion with guest speakers in education and/or life science fields. This is a front-loaded course with the course meeting more hours early in the semester, but less hours by mid-November. Each student will guide at least one visiting group through the preserve. Format: Grading based on participation in discussions and guiding as well as two written exams Prerequisite: ENVI 101 and BIOL 117. Offered Fall only.