The study of Natural History has played an instrumentalrole in our understanding of the patterns and processesthat have generated and maintained biodiversity andecological systems. In this course we will dive into thehistory of thinking like a naturalist, how it has shapedour understanding of the organic world, how it helpedbring humanity into the scientific age and how anappreciation of natural history shapes both ourcultural and physiological evolution. Students will betrained how to think like a naturalist (including naturesketching and journaling) and how to identify andappreciate diverse organisms in Wyoming and beyond.Finally students will gain an appreciation of the manyways research and public collections impact science,art and culture.