Summer field courses and research in Alaska! – Tatoosh School
The Tatoosh School is a nonprofit, university-level field school with a beachfront base camp on Prince of Wales Island and lecture halls in the towns, oceans, and forests of Alaska’s Inside Passage. It is the school’s mission to foster first-hand learning about the ecology and environmental policy of southern Southeast Alaska. This summer the Tatoosh School will be offering 3 sessions. See below for descriptions of each session to learn more and check out the Tatoosh School Website.
3-week Intensive I: May 17 – June 8, 2017
Community Ecology: Salmon, People, Place
This 3-week intensive focuses on the communities that inhabit the heart of the Pacific Coastal Ecoregion. Conceived broadly, the course theme of community ecology launches explorations from the outer coast to the Inside Passage to study interactions at varying scales and across biological, social, biophysical, and cultural boundaries.
The CE course will begin with a 4-7 day backcountry expedition in the Prince of Wales Island archipelago. The remainder of CE will be spent in the forests and rivers of Prince of Wales, with a base camp in Coffman Cove. Classes will be interdisciplinary, conducted in both lecture- and activity-based formats.
6-week Summer Session: June 21-August 3, 2017
Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecology & Politics of Place
The six-week core session is designed to foster first-hand learning about the ecology and environmental policy of southern Southeast Alaska. Expedition-based and experience-centered, this program makes wild lands and the working landscape your lecture hall. A rural base camp is the jumping-off point for sea kayak expeditions on the outer coast and the Inside Passage, linked by lectures from community leaders and stakeholders and participation in two long-term ecological monitoring programs.
3-week Intensive II: August 23-September 14, 2017
Stewardship of Salmon Rivers
There is nothing quite like casting a fly to the schools of salmon and feeding char and trout in the heart of the Pacific Coastal Ecoregion. The crown jewel of the National Forest system, the Tongass includes 17,000 miles of clean, undammed creeks, rivers, and lakes with short runs to the sea. The forest is a fishing paradise, and salmon sustain local culture and rural ways of life. Salmon and trout contribute an estimated $1 billion to the regional economy; stewardship of their habitat is necessary work. The time to learn about and engage in this work is now.
The SSR course will begin with a 4-5 day backcountry expedition in the Prince of Wales Island archipelago. The remainder of SSR will be spent in the communities of Coffman Cove, Klawock, Craig, and Thorne Bay and in the forests and rivers of the Island. Classes will be interdisciplinary, conducted in both lecture- and activity-based formats. In addition, students will receive lectures from experts from across the region to gain a rich understanding of the diversity of perspectives, challenges, and opportunities in the field.
Learn more and apply at http://tatooshschool.org. Questions? peter@tatooshschool.org or 503.347.2599.
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And also feel free to contact Tatoosh alumni that attend LC to learn more about their experiences:
Perri Pond (ppond@lclark.edu) and Georgia Reid (reid@lclark.edu).