ENVI 280L — Field Biology (3 Credits, Spring)
This course will provide students with hands-on, application-based experiences that will prepare them for advanced studies, biological fieldwork, and/or introductory jobs in field biology, fisheries, or wildlife management. Students will engage in the process of science through hands-on field and laboratory exercises that seek to build the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to conduct field studies on a variety of organisms including but not limited to avian, mammal, invertebrate, fish, and plant communities. Students will develop skills in both field study and field survey design, fieldwork planning and implementation, collecting and analyzing data, using scientific apparatuses and field equipment, mapping using GIS, and communicating the results of scientific work. The class will be structured predominately around fieldwork in southwest Idaho and may include one to three weekend obligations for extended projects or to accommodate distant field sites. PREREQ: ENVI 260 and ENVI 260L with a grade of C or higher. (0 lecture hours, 6 lab hours, 3 credits)