Trees and Humans

Trees and Humans; Spring, 2009,

Syllabus; Weekly Schedule

Week One; March 30-April 3

Reading: (due Wed.)

• Nadkarni, Between Earth and Sky, Ch. 6
• Bateson, Steps to an Ecology of Mind, pp. 3-13; pp. 454-471
• Wendell Berry, Collected Poems, pp. 3-25

Assignment:  Seminar paper: Links among the readings. (Wed.)

Monday:
9:30; Sem2 C1107; Introductory Activities; Lecture: Themes for the quarter:   
Communicating tree knowledge/tree wisdom via multiple representations;
Group Communication Projects: why and how.
1:30; Sem2 E1105; Lecture: Photosynthesis

Tuesday: 9:30; Lab1 3046; Developing group projects: Planning Bazaar

Wednesday:
9:30, Sem2 A2107-9; Writing group; Seminar on readings (see above)

Thursday:  Project Group meetings. Work on proposals

Friday:
9:30-12:30, Woodshop, Arts Annex; Woodcarving, Group #1
1:00-5:00, Woodshop, Open Studio

Week Two; April 6-10

Reading:

• Bateson, pp. vii-xxxi; pp. 14-26; 159-176  (Mon.)
• Forest for the Trees (all)
• Berry, Poems, pp. 29-51 (Wed.)

Assignments: Seminar paper (Wed.) GCP proposal (Fri.)

Monday:
9:30; Sem2 C1107; Lecture: Transpiration, water transport

1:30; Sem2 E1105; Lecture: Bateson, Semiotics, Information / Systems Theory and the Ecology of Communication

Tuesday: Field Trip to Seattle: Seward Park Neighborhood; Nurse Log.

Wednesday:
9:30, Sem2 A2107-9; Writing group/Seminar

Friday:
9:30-12:30, Woodshop, Arts Annex; Woodcarving, Group # 2
1:00-5:00, Woodshop, Open Studio

Week Three; April 13-17

Reading: Between Earth & Sky, Ch 7 (Mon.); The Living, (first half) Bateson, pp. 61-87; 153-156  Berry, Poems, pp. 55-71 (Wed.)

Assignments: Seminar paper: AABC paper (Wed.),

Monday:
9:30; Sem2 C1107; Lecture: NW Coast Native art, 2-D design, form and heritage
1:30; Sem2 E1105; Lecture: Plant hormones and phloem transport

Tuesday:
Meet in Lab 1, 3041: Moss mat and seed bank project

Wednesday:
9:30, Sem2 A2107-9; Writing group/Seminar on readings.

Thursday: Group work time

Friday:
9:30-12:30, Woodshop, Arts Annex; Woodcarving, Group # 1
1:00-5:00, Woodshop, Open Studio

Week Four; April 20-24

Reading: Bateson; pp. 27-32; 177-93; Poems, 72-99  (Mon.); The Living (to end) (Wed.)
Assignments: Seminar paper (Wed.),

Monday:
9:30; Sem2 C1107; Lecture: Ecology and Forest Structure; Trees in Art and Film
1:30; Sem2 E1105; Lecture: Forests of the imagination, conscious and subconscious

Tuesday:
Meet in Lab 1, 3041: Microscopes, Moss mats analysis,
Identifying lichens, seeds, buds, flowers and wood,

Wednesday:
9:30, Sem2 A2107-9; Writing group/Seminar on readings

Thursday: Group work time; Moss mat work

Friday:
9:30-12:30, Woodshop, Arts Annex; Woodcarving, Group # 2
1:00-5:00, Woodshop, Open Studio

Saturday: 5pm. Procession of Species, Downtown Olympia

Week Five; April 27-31: Olympic Peninsula Field Trip

Reading: B E & S, Ch. 8; Bateson, 343-345; 364-378; Poems, 103-127 (Mon.)
Reverence for Wood (Thurs.)
Monday:
Depart for Forks: 8:00am

Visit Hoh Rainforest;

Tuesday:
Hike to Cape Alava, Visit Makah Museum at Neah Bay.

Wednesday:
Timber museum, Lumber mill, Seminar, Sol Duc. Program meeting.

Thursday: Port Angeles, Hurricane Ridge, Peterson Gallery, Return to TESC

Friday:
9:30-12:30, Woodshop, Arts Annex; Woodcarving, Group # 1
1:00-5:00, Meet with Pauline Hillaire

Week Six; May 4-8

Reading: Bateson, 432-445; Poems, 128-141 (Mon.);
Collapse, Ch. 2 (on Ares); The World Without Us, Ch. 1-6, 11, 16-18.  (Wed.)
Assignments: GCP paper due; Mid-term quiz (Wed.),

Monday:
9:30; Sem2 C1107; Lecture: Systems thinking; learning from disaster.
1:30; Sem2 E1105; Lecture: Tree medicine for body and spirit

Tuesday:
Meet in Lab 1, 3041

Wednesday:
9:30, Sem2 A2107-9; Writing group/Seminar on readings

Thursday: Group work time; Moss mat work

Friday:
9:30-12:30, Woodshop, Arts Annex; Woodcarving, Group # 2
1:00-5:00, Woodshop, Open Studio

Week Seven; May 11-15

Reading: Between Earth & Sky, Ch. 9  (Mon.);
Unbowed (all); Bateson, 477-495; Poems, 143-169 (Wed.)
Assignments: Seminar paper (Wed.),

Monday:
9:30; Sem2 C1107; Lecture: Nutrient cycling (1)
1:30; Sem2 E1105; Lecture: Mindfulness and action

Tuesday:
Field Trip. Sustainable timber management

Wednesday:
9:30, Sem2 A2107-9; Writing group/Seminar on readings

Thursday: Group work time

Friday:
9:30-12:30, Woodshop, Arts Annex; Woodcarving, Group # 1
1:00-5:00, Woodshop, Open Studio

Week Eight; May 18-22

Reading: In the Blast Zone (Mon.);
Bateson, 477-495; Poems, 173-200 (Wed.)
Assignments: Seminar paper (Wed.),

Monday:
9:30; Sem2 C1107; Lecture: Nutrient cycling (2); Ecosystem ecology
1:30; Sem2 E1105; Lecture: Urban Horticulture

Tuesday:
Field Lab; Project site visits

Wednesday:
9:30, Sem2 A2107-9; Writing group/Seminar on readings

Thursday: Moss mat work

Friday:
9:30-12:30, Woodshop, Arts Annex; Woodcarving, Group # 2
1:00-5:00, Woodshop, Open Studio

Week Nine; May 25-29

Reading: Gift from the Sea (Mon.); Bateson, 496-501; Poems, 201-227 (Wed.)
Assignments: Seminar paper (Wed.),

Monday:  HOLIDAY: Memorial Day

Tuesday:
Meet in Lab 1, 3041; Harvest moss mats; data collection and analysis

Wednesday:
9:30, Sem2 A2107-9; Guest:Tree activism, Seminar on readings

Thursday: Group work time

Friday:
9:30-12:30, Woodshop, Arts Annex; Woodcarving, Group # 1
1:00-5:00, Woodshop, Open Studio

Friday and/or Saturday: Capacitor dance performance in Seattle

Week Ten; June 1-5

Reading: Bateson, 502-513; Poems, 229-268  (Mon.)
Assignments: Final exam (Mon.); Group Presentations (Mon., Tues);
Portfolio, Evaluation Drafts (Wed.)

Monday:
9:30; Sem2 C1107; Final Exam
1:30; Sem2 E1105; Presentations

Tuesday:
9:30: Lab 1, 3041: Presentations

Wednesday:
9:30, Sem2 A2107-9; Class Wrap-up; Zero-waste Potluck

Friday:
9:30-12:30, Woodshop, Arts Annex; Woodcarving, Group # 2
1:00-5:00, Woodshop, Open Studio; Studio cleanup (required)