Fall 2020 FYS: Thinking Like a Mountain (ENR-1101-01)

Required field lab August 17-21, 2020 in theSnowy Range near Saratoga, WY. Deposit required.Financial assistance available. Enrollment is restricted toENR FIG students. Contact 307-766-4322.....................What is the nature of environmental problems?Pioneering environmental thinker Aldo Leopoldproposed that we "think like a mountain" in order tounderstand our interconnected world. In this course,you will gain the interdisciplinary skills needed tosolve complex problems, using an approach thatconsiders multiple perspectives: scientific, economics,ethical, cultural, and legal/political. From waterscarcity in the West to energy development, wildlifeimpacts, climate change, and global population growth,you will be challenged to think holistically, critically,and across disciplinary boundaries in order tounderstand and create solutions to our world's mostpressing and complex environmental natural resourcechallenges.