Topics:
• Geography of the PNW
• Sense of Place in the PNW
• Green planning in the PNW
Faculty facilitator: Martha
Guest speaker: Tuesday, 7pm: Craig Partridge, Policy & Government Relations Director, Washington Department of Natural Resources. Perspectives on what makes Washington unique with regard to environmental decision-making, how the state compares to Oregon and Idaho on environmental policy.
Tuesday, 6pm: Anne and Megan, South Sound GREEN, Water Watcher Volunteer program. They plan on distributing a sign-up list and creating a water quality testing workshop for MES students. This volunteer opportunity brings MES students into K-3 classrooms to teach students about our local watershed and entails about 10 hours of commitment over the entire school year.
Key Skills: How to write a seminar paper
Seminar Reading:
• Atlas of the Pacific Northwest
• Northwest Lands, Northwest Peoples, Chapters 2-5
Other Events:
Tues. Oct 5. Judy will not be in class as she is attending a National Science Foundation (NSF) Workshop in Washington D. C. on Creating Scientific Software Innovation Institutes (S2I2) for the Environmental Observatory Communities.