Course Schedule

Date           Reading                                                      Assignment

Jan 15      No Reading Assignment              No Written Assignment

Jan 22      Ch 1 Ancient Yellowstone                        8
Earthquakes (Heather, Damien), Volcanoes (Joell, Evan), Little Ice Age (Amanda, Christina), Glaciers (Luke,Rich), Global Climate Change (Seth,MaryEllen)

Jan 29    Ch 2 Things A Little Incredible                   4

Feb 5       Ch 3 Wild Romantic Splendor                   5
Lewis and Clark (Heather), Bridger (Evan), Langford (Damien), Washburn (Joell), Hedges (MaryEllen), Kelly (Rich), Grant (Christina), Albright (Seth), Chief Joseph (Luke), Roosevelt (Amanda)

Feb 12     Ch 4 A Public Park                                  7 

NPS and Greater Yellowstone Coalition (Damien)
USArmy and Greater Yellowstone Association of Conservation Districts (Rich)
Norther Pacific Rail and National Wildlife Refuge System (MaryEllen)
US F&W Service and UNESCO's Man in the Biosphere Program (Evan)
US Fish Commission and American Fur Company (Seth)
Yellowstone Park Improvement Company and US Forest Service (Luke)
US Army Corps of Eng. and USGS (Amanda)
World Health Committee and Hamilton Stores (Joell)
Bureau of Land Management and Dept. of Interior (Christina)
Yellowstone Park Company and T.W. recreational Services (Heather)

Feb 19     Ch 5 Ecological Holocaust                         1
Black Bear (Heather), Bison (Christina), Cougar (Mary), Wolf (Luke), Grizzly Bear (Evan), Pronghorn (Damien), Moose (Amanda), Fox (Rich), Beaver (Joell), Elk (Seth)

Feb 26     Ch 6 Privations and Inconveniences            10
Moran (Amanda), Jackson (Evan), Haynes (Damien), Field and Stream (Heather), Scribners (Luke), Abbey (Mary), Reamer (Joell), Wister (Seth), Farnsworth (Christina), Sax (Rich)

Mar 4      Ch 7 A Single Rock                                  2

Alpine flower (Joell), Pine (Luke), deciduous (Evan), Meadow (Mary), Swamp/geyser (Heather), Invasive (Christina), Rare/Endangered native (Amanda), Herbaceous (Seth), Key Wildlife Food (Rich)

Mar 18    Ch 8 Big Men w/Fine Personalities              11

John Townsley (Damien), Bruce Babbitt (MaryEllen), Nathaniel Langford (Christina), Philetus Norris (Joell), Patrick Conger (Amanda), Robert Carpenter (Rich), SBM Young (Young), Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (Luke), Horace Albright (Heather)

Mar 25    Ch 9 Reasonable illusions                           12

Apr 1       Ch 10 The High Price of Success                3

Seth         Norris Geyser
Rich         Mammoth Hot Springs
Joell          Mud Volcano
Damien      Old Faithful
Luke         Yellowstone Lake
Christina
Amanda     Black Growler Steam Vent
Heather     Castle Geyser
Mary         Belching Dragon
Evan         Mudpots

Apr 8       Ch 11 Greater Yellowstone                       6

Apr 15     Ch 12 Holocene Park          

Lee Whittlesey (Luke), Paul Rubinstein and Mike Stevens (Heather), A. Starker Leopold, John and Frank Craighead (Joell), E. O. Wilson (Evan), Robert MacArthur (Seth), Frederic Clements (Rich), Douglas Houston (Damien), George Bird Grinnell (Mary), Robert Cahn (Amanda), Alston Chase (Christina), Edward Grumbine                                                          

Apr 22     Ch 13 Imaging Yellowstone            No Written Assignment