[ECOLOG-L] Summer Courses at Highlands Biological Station in Highlands, NC
Summer is a great time to earn either 4 credits (for a 2-week course) or 2 credits (for a 1-week course). Courses are immersive and field-based. For more information, please see our website: highlandsbiological.org BIOLOGY & CONSERVATION OF BIRDS May 9-21 with Dr. Richard Bierregaard, Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University CLIMATE CHANGE ECOLOGY May 16-28 with Dr. Robert J. Warren, Buffalo State University BIOLOGY OF SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN FISHES May 23-June 4 with Dr. Mollie Cashner, Austin Peay State University BIOLOGY OF SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN SALAMANDERS May 30-June 11 with Dr. Joseph Pechmann, Western Carolina University, and Dr. Kenneth Kozak, University of Minnesota SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN MAYFLIES, STONEFLIES & CADDISFLIES June 20-July 2 or September 12-24 with Dr. John Morse, Clemson University CONSERVATION GENETICS OF SALAMANDERS June 13-25 with Dr. Joseph Apodaca, Warren Wilson College BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION OF LICHENS June 27-July 9 with Dr. James Lendemer, NY Botanical Garden; Jessica Allen, New York Botanical Garden and The City University of New York FLESHY FUNGI OF THE HIGHLANDS PLATEAU July 4-16 with Dr. Andrew S. Methven, Eastern Illinois University SPIDERS OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS July 11-23 with Dr. Kefyn Catley, Western Carolina University, and Dr. Sarah Stellwagen, US Army Research Laboratory MAMMALS OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS July 18-30 with Dr. Edward B. Pivorun, Clemson University SEDGES (CAREX) OF THE BLUE RIDGE May 16-20 with Dr. Dwayne Estes, Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT) and Austin Peay State University BIOLOGY AND DIVERSITY OF HARVESTMEN (OPILIONES) May 23-28 with Dr. Marshal Hedin, San Diego State University, Dr. Jeff Shultz, University of Maryland, Dr. Mercedes Burns, San Diego State University, Shahan Derkarabetian, San Diego State University ROCK OUTCROP AND CLIFF FACE COMMUNITIES OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS July 25-29 with Dr. Gary Walker, Appalachian State University; Laura Boggess, Mars Hill University LITERARY JOURNEYS THROUGH THE WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA LANDSCAPE August 15-19 with Mr. Brent Martin, The Wilderness Society
[ECOLOG-L] Summer Courses at Highlands Biological Station
Summer Courses at Highlands Biological Station Highlands Biological Station, in the beautiful southern Blue Ridge Mountains in Highlands, NC, is offering the following summer courses and workshops. Two-week courses are 3 credit hours for $700. One-week workshops are $350 and 1 credit hour. Limited financial aid is available. Inexpensive housing is available at Highlands Biological Station. For more information (detailed descriptions, pre-requisites, etc.) and to apply, visit www.highlandsbiological.org/summercourses/, e-mail kka...@email.wcu.edu or msruig...@email.wcu.edu, or call (828) 526-2602. FIELD BIOLOGY COURSES Biology Conservation of Birds May 12-24 Dr. Richard Bierregaard, UNC-Charlotte Mammals of the Southern Appalachians May 26-June 7 Dr. Edward B. Pivorun, Clemson University Climate Change Ecology May 26-June 7 Dr. Robert J. Warren, Buffalo State University Field Methods in Medical Entomology June 9-21 Dr. Brian Byrd, Western Carolina University (WCU) Biology of Plethodontid Salamanders June 9-21 Dr. Joseph Pechmann, WCU Dr. Kenneth Kozak, University of Minnesota Biology of Southern Appalachian Fishes June 23-July 5 Dr. Mollie Cashner, Austin Peay State University (APSU) Conservation Genetics of Salamanders July 7-19 Dr. Joseph Apodaca, Warren Wilson College Spiders of the Southern Appalachians July 7-19 Dr. Kefyn Catley, WCU Southern Appalachian Mayflies, Stoneflies Caddisflies July 21-Aug. 2; or Aug. 4-16 Dr. John Morse, Clemson University Fleshy Fungi of the Highlands Plateau Aug. 4-16 Dr. Andrew S. Methven, Eastern Illinois University WORKSHOPS Introduction to Natural Science Illustration May 5-9 Dr. Lore Ruttan, Lore Ruttan Illustration Sedges (Carex) of the Southern Appalachians#8232; May 19-23 Dr. Dwayne Estes, APSU The Botanical Research Institute of Texas Literary Journeys Through the Western North Carolina Landscape June 2-6 Mr. Brent Martin, Wilderness Society Shrubs of the Southern Appalachians July 21-25 Dr. Larry Mellichamp, UNC-Charlotte Biology and Identification of Butterflies Moths July 21-25 Dr. David Alsop, Queens College Introduction to Southern Appalachian Insects July 28-Aug. 1 Dr. David Alsop, Queens College
[ECOLOG-L] summer courses at Highlands Biological Station
Summer Courses at Highlands Biological Station Highlands Biological Station, in the beautiful southern Blue Ridge Mountains in Highlands, NC, is offering the following summer courses and workshops. Two-week courses are 3 credit hours for $700. One-week workshops are $350 and 1 credit hour. Limited financial aid is available. Inexpensive housing is available at Highlands Biological Station. For more information (detailed descriptions, pre-requisites, etc.) and to apply, visit www.highlandsbiological.org/summercourses/, e-mail kka...@email.wcu.edu or msruig...@email.wcu.edu, or call (828) 526-2602. 2-WEEK COURSES Vascular Plants of the Southern Appalachians May 13-25; Paul Manos, Duke University Biology of Southern Appalachian Fishes May 20-June 1; Mollie Cashner, Austin Peay State University Southern Appalachian Mayflies, Stoneflies, Caddisflies May 27-June 8; John Morse, Clemson University Conservation Biology of Amphibians June 3-15; Ray Semlitsch, University of Missouri Southern Appalachian Mayflies, Stoneflies, Caddisflies June 10-22; John Morse, Clemson University Principles of Conservation Biology June 17-29; Peter White, UNC-Chapel Hill Forest Ecosystems of the Southern Appalachians July 1-13; Alan Weakly, Julie Tuttle, UNC-Chapel Hill, and Stephanie Jeffries, NC State University Field Methods in Medical Entomology July 9-20; Brian Byrd, Western Carolina University Terrestrial Arthropods and Their Role in Southern Appalachian Ecosystems July 15-27; Kefyn Catley, Western Carolina University Conservation Genetics of Salamanders July 29-Aug. 10; Joseph Apodaca, Warren-Wilson College Statistical Analysis of Ecological Data July 29-Aug. 10; Thomas Martin, Western Carolina University 1-WEEK WORKSHOPS Journaling Nature a Day at a Time May 6-10; Nancy Lowe, Discover Life Sharing the Stories of Science (for science educators) July 1-5; Nancy Lowe, Discover Life Small World: Drawing insects and other small organisms (advanced drawing and watercolor) Aug. 12-16; Nancy Lowe, Discover Life Bryophyte Identification May 13-18; Paul Davison, University of North Alabama Mountain Biodiversity (for educators) June 24-28; Karen Kandl, Highlands Biological Station Literary Journeys Through the Western North Carolina Landscape July 1-6; Brent Martin, Wilderness Society Grasses, Sedges, and Rushes of the Southern Appalachians August 12-17; Dwayne Estes, Austin Peay State University
[ECOLOG-L] SUMMER COURSES AT HIGHLANDS BIOLOGICAL STATION
2010 SUMMER COURSES AND WORKSHOPS AT THE HIGHLANDS BIOLOGICAL STATION The Highlands Biological Station, an inter-institutional research center of the University of North Carolina is offering its 2010 series of summer courses and workshops that can be taken for credit toward your academic program. The following list of field-based courses and workshops are focused on the diversity of organisms in the region with special emphasis on identification and collection techniques as well as principles of evolution, ecology and conservation. Scholarships, Grants-in-aid of research for graduate students, and summer internships also available. Highlands, North Carolina is located in the southern Blue Ridge Mountains, at an average elevation about 3,800 feet, and situated near the Nantahala National Forest, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Cherokee Indian Reservation, Appalachian Trail, and the Blue Ridge Parkway. For more information and to apply, visit www.wcu.edu/hbs, email h...@email.wcu.edu or call 828-526-2602. 2010 Course Schedule: TAXONOMY AND NATURAL HISTORY OF SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN MAYFLIES, STONEFLIES, AND CADDISFLIES with John C. Morse (May 3 May 15) BIOLOGY OF PLETHODONTID SALAMANDERS with Stephen G. Tilley (May 17 May 29) MAMMALS OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS with R. Wayne Van Devender (May 31 June 12) BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION OF BIRDS with Rob Bierregaard (June 14 June 26) INSECT BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY with James T. Costa and Lynn E. Fletcher (June 28 July 10) SPIDERS OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS with Kefyn M. Catley (July 12 July 24) FLESHY FUNGI OF THE HIGHLANDS PLATEAU with Andrew S. Methven (July 26 August 7) LAND SNAIL IDENTIFICATION WORKSHOP with Amy and Wayne Van Devender (May 1014) IDENTIFICATION OF SEDGES WORKSHOP with Dwayne Estes (May 2429) FERN IDENTIFICATION WORKSHOP with Dwayne Estes (August 914) MOUNTAIN BIODIVERSITY WORKSHOPFOR TEACHERS with Karen Kandl (June 21-25) OBSERVING NATURES DETAILSSCIENTIFIC ILLUSTRATION AND PHOTOGRAPHY WEEKEND WORKSHOP with Nancy Lowe and John Pickering (April 24-25) Cost and Credit Information Course fee: $525 per 2-week course (**$425 for students from HBS member institutions**) Workshop fee: $275 per 1-week workshop (**$225 for students from HBS member institutions**) [Mountain Biodiversity can be taken for 2 graduate credits or 3 CEUs. Registration fee is $30] Course credit: Summer courses can be taken for 4 semester hours credit, workshops can be taken for 2 hours credit, through either UNC-Chapel Hill or Western Carolina University for an additional $85 Housing: $75/week Check website for course applications, detailed descriptions, and prerequisite requirements: http://www.wcu.edu/hbs/currentyrcourses.htm
[ECOLOG-L] SUMMER COURSES AT HIGHLANDS BIOLOGICAL STATION
2010 SUMMER COURSES AND WORKSHOPS AT THE HIGHLANDS BIOLOGICAL STATION The Highlands Biological Station, an inter-institutional research center of the University of North Carolina is offering its 2010 series of summer courses and workshops that can be taken for credit toward your academic program. The following list of field-based courses and workshops are focused on the diversity of organisms in the region with special emphasis on identification and collection techniques as well as principles of evolution, ecology and conservation. Scholarships, Grants-in-aid of research for graduate students, and summer internships also available. Highlands, North Carolina is located in the southern Blue Ridge Mountains, at an average elevation about 3,800 feet, and situated near the Nantahala National Forest, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Cherokee Indian Reservation, Appalachian Trail, and the Blue Ridge Parkway. For more information and to apply, visit www.wcu.edu/hbs, email h...@email.wcu.edu or call 828-526-2602. 2010 Course Schedule: TAXONOMY AND NATURAL HISTORY OF SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN MAYFLIES, STONEFLIES, AND CADDISFLIES with John C. Morse (May 3 May 15) BIOLOGY OF PLETHODONTID SALAMANDERS with Stephen G. Tilley (May 17 May 29) MAMMALS OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS with R. Wayne Van Devender (May 31 June 12) BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION OF BIRDS with Rob Bierregaard (June 14 June 26) INSECT BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY with James T. Costa and Lynn E. Fletcher (June 28 July 10) SPIDERS OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS with Kefyn M. Catley (July 12 July 24) FLESHY FUNGI OF THE HIGHLANDS PLATEAU with Andrew S. Methven (July 26 August 7) LAND SNAIL IDENTIFICATION WORKSHOP with Amy and Wayne Van Devender (May 1014) IDENTIFICATION OF SEDGES WORKSHOP with Dwayne Estes (May 2429) FERN IDENTIFICATION WORKSHOP with Dwayne Estes (August 914) MOUNTAIN BIODIVERSITY WORKSHOPFOR TEACHERS with Karen Kandl (June 21-25) OBSERVING NATURES DETAILSSCIENTIFIC ILLUSTRATION AND PHOTOGRAPHY WEEKEND WORKSHOP with Nancy Lowe and John Pickering (April 24-25) Cost and Credit Information Course fee: $525 per 2-week course (**$425 for students from HBS member institutions**) Workshop fee: $275 per 1-week workshop (**$225 for students from HBS member institutions**) [Mountain Biodiversity can be taken for 2 graduate credits or 3 CEUs. Registration fee is $30] Course credit: Summer courses can be taken for 4 semester hours credit, workshops can be taken for 2 hours credit, through either UNC-Chapel Hill or Western Carolina University for an additional $85 Housing: $75/week Check website for course applications, detailed descriptions, and prerequisite requirements: http://www.wcu.edu/hbs/currentyrcourses.htm
