Course Details
Course offered Summer 2022
ENVIR 380: Wilderness in the Anthropocene (SSc, DIV)
ENVIR 380: Wilderness in the Anthropocene (SSc, DIV)
SLN 11440 (View UW registration info »)
Credits: 5
Limit: 5 students
Fee purpose: Field trip
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No Freshmen,Sophmrs Period 1 (4/12/2021-5/19/2021)
REQUIRES FACULTY APPROVAL TIMBILLO@UW.EDU BACKPACKING TRIP TO OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK JULY 9-17, 2022 SOME ASSIGNMENTS MUST BE COMPLETED ASYNCHRONOUS BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER TRIP.
Explores the ways in which landscapes change over time while considering wilderness as a space and an idea. Who benefits and who is marginalized from wilderness? How does wilderness serve humans ecologically and psychologically? How and by whom should wilderness be managed for equitable, ethical, and sustainable outcomes for nature and people? Includes pre-trip readings, lecture, and discussion, up to two weeks in field, and post-trip writing.
Check out the course’s blog from 2019 here: https://sites.uw.edu/uwenvir495c2019/2019/07/16/