Although never a simple task, the study of the human body and the management of physical emergencies are always fascinating. In this course, we will study the human body from microscopic to macroscopic levels. We will study trauma from abnormal physiology, to wound treatments, to treatment of shock. In addition, each student will develop hands-on skills in treating patents in all environmental conditions. Students who successfully complete the class will receive nationally recognized WFR and CPR certificates.

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This class will explore the interfaces between the human-built environment and ecological systems. The class will examine the decoupling of reliance on available energy flows, mechanization and specialization brought about by the industrial revolution and modern development and patterns of growth. Sustainability will be the key theme of the class, while ecological and built environment synergies will be examined with an emphasis on scale. The relationships between policy, building codes, design approaches and green building evaluation tools will be discussed. The final weeks of the class will examine approaches to reintegrating the human-built environment with ecological systems.

Students in this intensive, weekend workshop will learn about medieval and Renaissance herbal medicine and herb gardening. Using one of the Evergreen Teaching Gardens to support our learning, students will study a minimum of fifteen common European medicinal herbs including several that are common weeds. We will learn about each plant's historical uses and its contemporary, clinically based medical uses. Through texts and lectures students will learn about European herbals with an emphasis on the 15th and 16th centuries. This was an important period in the history of western botany. We will study the humoral healing system which dominated during the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Lectures and readings will also cover herb garden and medical history. In hands-on practicums, students will learn to prepare salves, tinctures, decoctions, infusions and lotions.

This course is for students interested in learning about forest ecology through exposure to Pacific Northwest (PNW) forests. Study will include taxonomy, population and community ecology, nutrient cycling, forest dynamics and succession, and current 'hot' ecological issues (e.g., carbon sequestration). Class will be divided between lecture, discussion, and field-based labs. Students will develop vegetation data collection skills during the labs. There will also be a three-day, two-night field trip to visit multiple forest types in Washington and Oregon.

Each summer many students travel to places with interesting/educational physical environments. If you would like to learn more about your destination, we can design a study that will increase your awareness of the processes that shaped that region. The focus can be on any combination of the following: geology, physical geography, hydrology, weather and climate and how these topics relate to human history. Even if you plan to stay in the Pacific Northwest during the summer, there are many nearby locations that provide valuable learning experiences. Credit is variable, and can be lower division, upper division, or graduate level, depending upon your previous training and interests.

This course will cover GIS theory, background, and practice. Lectures (4 hours/week) will address the theoretical aspects of GIS including such topics as map projections/map making, spatial analysis, applications of GIS, and issues in spatial data management. In the computer lab (5 hours/week) students will learn GIS techniques, primarily in the ARCGIS environment. Undergraduate students take the 8 credit option and spend seven to eight hours per week on group research projects.

This program consists of two intensive sessions, one during June-July and the other in late August. Students may enroll in one or both intensives. All students will consider and meet gardens and gardeners, maintain a journal, get their hands dirty, design or draw a garden, discover and work with medicinal plants, gain exposure to basic botany, and draw plants. Students enrolled in both intensives will deepen their understanding through independent research and garden activities as well as participation in leading second session activities. This program is appropriate for students who are interested in botany, botanical medicine, horticulture, general and environmental education, environmental studies, ethnobotany, and art.

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This program introduces principles of marine biology focusing on the marine life and marine habitats of the Pacific Northwest coast. We will study the environment, taxonomy, adaptations and ecology of marine organisms as well as the major oceanographic features of the northwest coast. There will be various field trips including a camping trip to the Olympic Peninsula and possibly an overnight sailboat trip.

This offering is designed to provide internships for qualified students at the undergraduate and graduate (MES only) levels of study. This work will be done in collaboration with the staff at Mt. Rainier National Park and will focus on topics of importance to the Park. A number of opportunities are available in the natural and social sciences; projects to date are lake and stream monitoring, recreational use impacts on aquatic ecosystems, recreational carrying capacity, aquatic species surveys, wildlife, and GIS work. A final list of internship projects will be available by early spring quarter. The internship typically includes a stipend and lodging at the Park. Write an application that presents your academic and other relevant experience, goals and what you would like to study this summer; this application should also include two to three references. Send it to dobbsc@evergreen.edu. If your interests and qualifications fit the project needs at the Park and space is available, an internship will be offered.

Mountaineering is more than getting to the summit. Mountain culture and humankind's relationship to our environment is reciprocal. In the classroom this course will discuss the philosophical roots of mountaineering while exploring the psychological, physiological and emotional factors associated with participating in an expedition. We will discuss a variety of different philosophies regarding climbing. The second half of the course will attempt to climb Mt. Olympus while learning the leadership skills needed to effectively lead wilderness expeditions. The 30-day field experience will include backpacking to the base of Mt. Olympus, a seven-day mountaineering course, four-day service learning project and the Wilderness Education Association's certification.

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This program will provide students with direct experience in the practices of sustainable agriculture. There will be weekly lectures, field trips, and an emphasis on practical skill development in intensive food production at Evergreen's Organic Farm. The program's eight-credit academic portion will cover a variety of topics related to practical farm management, including entomology, plant pathology, soil science, plant breeding/organic seed saving, crop botany and weed biology. The eight-credit internship on the Organic Farm will include instruction on a variety of farm-related topics which include soils, plant propagation, greenhouse management, production planning, composting, vermiculture, green manures, the use of animal manures, equipment operation, machinery and tool maintenance, irrigation system design and management, weed identification and control strategies, pest identification and control, livestock management, log mushroom cultivation, winter production, small farm economics, marketing, vegetable, herb, flower and small fruit culture and production systems, production of value-added products including pesto, jam, salsa, lotion, salves, soap and lip balm.

Students will learn the basic principles of toxicology including toxicokinetics, toxicodynamics, metabolic pathways, and mechanisms of toxicity. The program will examine toxicity of specific substances of current environmental concern and potential interactions between substances within the organism (with focus on humans). It is an introductory course for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students with interests in human health, and environmental toxicology.

This program will focus on the regional geography of the Pacific Northwest. We will meet intensively for one week to explore the historical, physical, cultural and regional characteristics of the region. We will trace the origins of the current region with respect to diverse cultural groups, economic and political influences, resource use and environmental problems in the region. We will identify sub-regions and create geographical definitions for the sub-regions. We will read two short books and The Atlas of the Pacific Northwest. Maps and mapping systems will be introduced. This program is linked to Writing the Geographies of the Pacific Northwest. Both classes will participate in an optional joint field trip across Washington state from Neah Bay to the Palouse July 10 through 14. We will travel across the region and meet with Evergreen alumni. We will camp for the majority of the field trip.

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This three-week bird course is taught entirely in the field. We will leave campus on July 24, travel through some of the best birding country in Oregon and meet the advance party two days later in a tented camp on Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge in south-central Oregon. We will spend the next two weeks netting, processing, banding and releasing 800 to 1,000 small birds of about 30 species. We will focus on aspects of banding protocol, including net placement, removing birds from nets, identification, sexing, ageing and record-keeping. We will balance the in-hand work with field identification and behavioral observations, and during the last week we will tour Steens Mountain and the Malheur area. Our meals will be prepared for us and we will live in wall tents. Evergreen students and faculty have banded more than 14,000 birds in the 24 years this course has been taught.

We face a future of overpopulation, increasing global affluence, and diminishing natural resources. How can the current movement towards sustainability meet the challenge? What tools do we have at our disposal? Most conventional definitions of sustainability are either too broad or too specific to lead to effective analysis and decision-making. This course will explore some of these definitions and, ultimately, offer practical planning tools that are both engaging and useful. Students will apply these tools in real world situations.

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