[ECOLOG-L] Summer courses in field biology-Highlands Biological Station
2011 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 2011 series of summer courses and workshops that can be taken for undergraduate OR graduate 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. 2011 Course Schedule: FISHES OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS (May 9 19) Robert Cashner, University of New Orleans Mollie Cashner, Southeastern Louisiana University ECOLOGY OF ROCK OUTCROP COMMUNITIES (May 23 June 4) Keith Clay, Indiana University VASCULAR PLANTS OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS (June 6 18) Paul Manos, Duke University EVOLUTION IN THE BLUE RIDGEFOR SCIENCE EDUCATORS* (June 20 July 2) Louise Mead, BEACON Center at Michigan State; Jim Costa Kefyn Catley, Western Carolina University PRINCIPLES OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY IN THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS (July 4 16) Peter White, UNC-Chapel Hill CONSERVATION BIOLOGY OF AMPHIBIANS (July 18 30) Ray Semlitsch, University of Missouri SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN MAYFLIES, STONEFLIES AND CADDISFLIES (August 1 13) John Morse, Clemson University C.J. Geraci, National Museum of Natural History MOLECULAR METHODS IN BIOLOGY (May 16 21) Ron Michaelis, Western Carolina University NATURE JOURNALING WORKSHOP WITH DRAWING AND PHOTOGRAPHY (June 6 10) Nancy Lowe, Discover Life John Pickering, University of Georgia MOUNTAIN BIODIVERSITY WORKSHOPFOR SCIENCE EDUCATORS* (June 27 July 1) Karen Kandl, Western Carolina University BRYOPHYTE IDENTIFICATION WORKSHOP (July 18 22) Paul Davison, University of North Alabama 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**) [[*Evolution in the Blue Ridge course Mountain Biodiversity workshop for science educators have significantly reduced ratescall 828-526-2602 or see website for details!] 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 depending on accommodations. Check website for course applications, detailed descriptions, and prerequisite requirements: http://www.wcu.edu/hbs/currentyrcourses.htm
[ECOLOG-L] Summer courses in field biology-Highlands Biological Station
2011 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 2011 series of summer courses and workshops that can be taken for undergraduate OR graduate 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. 2011 Course Schedule: FISHES OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS (May 9 19) Robert Cashner, University of New Orleans Mollie Cashner, Southeastern Louisiana University ECOLOGY OF ROCK OUTCROP COMMUNITIES (May 23 June 4) Keith Clay, Indiana University VASCULAR PLANTS OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS (June 6 18) Paul Manos, Duke University EVOLUTION IN THE BLUE RIDGEFOR SCIENCE EDUCATORS* (June 20 July 2) Louise Mead, BEACON Center at Michigan State; Jim Costa Kefyn Catley, Western Carolina University PRINCIPLES OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY IN THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS (July 4 16) Peter White, UNC-Chapel Hill CONSERVATION BIOLOGY OF AMPHIBIANS (July 18 30) Ray Semlitsch, University of Missouri SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN MAYFLIES, STONEFLIES AND CADDISFLIES (August 1 13) John Morse, Clemson University C.J. Geraci, National Museum of Natural History MOLECULAR METHODS IN BIOLOGY (May 16 21) Ron Michaelis, Western Carolina University NATURE JOURNALING WORKSHOP WITH DRAWING AND PHOTOGRAPHY (June 6 10) Nancy Lowe, Discover Life John Pickering, University of Georgia MOUNTAIN BIODIVERSITY WORKSHOPFOR SCIENCE EDUCATORS* (June 27 July 1) Karen Kandl, Western Carolina University BRYOPHYTE IDENTIFICATION WORKSHOP (July 18 22) Paul Davison, University of North Alabama 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**) [[*Evolution in the Blue Ridge course Mountain Biodiversity workshop for science educators have significantly reduced ratescall 828-526-2602 or see website for details!] 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 depending on accommodations. Check website for course applications, detailed descriptions, and prerequisite requirements: http://www.wcu.edu/hbs/currentyrcourses.htm
[ECOLOG-L] Summer courses in field biology-Highlands Biological Station
2011 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 2011 series of summer courses and workshops that can be taken for undergraduate OR graduate 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. 2011 Course Schedule: FISHES OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS (May 9 19) Robert Cashner, University of New Orleans Mollie Cashner, Southeastern Louisiana University ECOLOGY OF ROCK OUTCROP COMMUNITIES (May 23 June 4) Keith Clay, Indiana University VASCULAR PLANTS OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS (June 6 18) Paul Manos, Duke University EVOLUTION IN THE BLUE RIDGEFOR SCIENCE EDUCATORS* (June 20 July 2) Louise Mead, BEACON Center at Michigan State; Jim Costa Kefyn Catley, Western Carolina University PRINCIPLES OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY IN THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS (July 4 16) Peter White, UNC-Chapel Hill CONSERVATION BIOLOGY OF AMPHIBIANS (July 18 30) Ray Semlitsch, University of Missouri SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN MAYFLIES, STONEFLIES AND CADDISFLIES (August 1 13) John Morse, Clemson University C.J. Geraci, National Museum of Natural History MOLECULAR METHODS IN BIOLOGY (May 16 21) Ron Michaelis, Western Carolina University NATURE JOURNALING WORKSHOP WITH DRAWING AND PHOTOGRAPHY (June 6 10) Nancy Lowe, Discover Life John Pickering, University of Georgia MOUNTAIN BIODIVERSITY WORKSHOPFOR SCIENCE EDUCATORS* (June 27 July 1) Karen Kandl, Western Carolina University BRYOPHYTE IDENTIFICATION WORKSHOP (July 18 22) Paul Davison, University of North Alabama 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**) [[*Evolution in the Blue Ridge course Mountain Biodiversity workshop for science educators have significantly reduced ratescall 828-526-2602 or see website for details!] 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 depending on accommodations. Check website for course applications, detailed descriptions, and prerequisite requirements: http://www.wcu.edu/hbs/currentyrcourses.htm
