Class Meets every Thursday during the spring semester:
2:30-3:30
Field Experience portion of the course:
Saturday, May 8 to Saturday, May 15 (between
exams and graduation)
Yellowstone National Forest, MT & WY
See and study the Park's charismatic wildlife
and thermal/geologic features with experts/researchers from the Yellowstone Association
and Philadelphia University
CHEMISTRY/GEOLOGY
-biogeochemistry of thermal features
-bioprospecting in hot springs
-impacts of earthquakes/volcanoes
ECOLOGY
-role of fire in natural ecosystems
-invasive species in Yellowstone
-wildlife management issues such as
wolf re-introduction and bison culling
(killing)
HISTORY/ANTHROPOLOGY
-historical perspectives of America’s
first National Park
-American Indian culture and history
For more information regarding this course, please contact:
Dr. Jeff Ashley or Dr. Anne Bockarie
Yellowstone Pictures (Dr. Anne Bockarie,
Philadelphia University)
