| Lecture Dates | Assignments |
|---|---|
| January 2 | Introductions, Class Syllabus |
| January 17 | Environmental Timeline Text, Chapter 4 Study Assignment (SA) #2 SA #3 to be completed in class |
| January 19 | Environmental Thought: Pioneers John Muir, "The American Forests" Henry David Thoreau, "Walden" George Perkins Marsh, "Man and Nature" (SA #4) |
| January 24 | Environmental Thought: Progressive Era Gifford Pinchot, Aldo Leopold, Rachel Carson (SA #5) Gifford Pinchot link: " Breaking New Ground " Aldo Leopold link: " The Land Ethic " -> " Table of Contents " Rachel Carson link: " Silent Spring " |
| January 26 | Contemporary Environmental Thought William Cronon, Michael Pollan and Alston Chase (SA #6) William Cronon link: "Trouble with Wilderness" |
| January 31 | The Meaning of Conservation, Wilderness Preservation, and Ecosystem Science (SA #7) |
| February 2 | Contemporary Environmental Propoganda Text, Chp 4 pgs 103-107 Jared Diamond, excerpt from book, COLLAPSE, pgs 472-479 (handout) (SA #8) |
| February 7 | Green Thinking 2012 (SA #9) |
| February 9 | Natural Resource Policymaking Text, Chapter 3 (SA #10) |
| February 14 | Happy Valentine's Day! Policy Case Studies William Lowry, "The Capacity for Wonder" Ron Suskind, "The Price of Loyalty" Mann & Plummer, "The Awful Beast is Back" (SA #11) |
| February 16 | Natural Resource and Environmental Agencies Text, Chapter 6 (SA #12) |
| February 21 | Forest Service Case Study (SA #13) |
| February 23 | Forest Service Case Study (continued) (SA #14) |
| February 28 | Forest Service Case Study (continued) (SA #15) |
| March 1 | NPS Case Study: Playing God in Yellowstone (SA #16) |
| March 6 | Review for Mid-Term Exam Policy Case Studies |
| March 8 | Mid-Term Exam |
