Connecticut Biodiversity and Natural History

Catalog description

To cultivate a sense of place, students will venture to a variety of local ecosystems while exploring a range of flora and fauna species of interest. Sutdents will learn to identify approximately 200 local species while understanding their importance in regard to the big-picture isseus of biodiversity loss and our changing climate. Each module will begin with a classroom lecture and includes a field trip to provide students with a firsthand experiential investigation into the realm of our local lifeforms.