Tuesdays, 10am-12pm 
This new course surveys the history of North America’s wildlife and human ecology from ancient times to the present. Major themes this semester will include: endangered wildlife, early 19th century biologists and scientists such as Audubon, Wilson, Gray and Bartram; major eco-regions such as Alaska, California and the Southwest; the birth of the conservation movement and the lives of Muir, Roosevelt, Brower, Aldo Leopold and Rachel Carson. It will conclude with current environmental challenges (global warming, human population increase, resource management) and the explosive growth of new conservation initiatives, organizations and strategies. The course will include use of films, lectures, readings, fieldtrips and guest lecturers.