<p>Fieldwork, eight hours; research group meeting, three hours; one-, three-, and four-day field trips. Limited to senior Geography and Geography/Environmental Studies majors. Enrollment by application. Field focus on California vegetation and its response to current and future climate change. Students learn to collect field data, and to conduct field vegetation research. Students learn to work as professional research consultants in teams, develop consulting research proposals, consultant assessment reports, and present those reports orally and in written format to clients. Field trips to Mojave Desert, Great Basin Desert, pinyon pine woodland, pine-fire forest, alpine treeline, White Mountains, Sierra Nevada, and coastal pine and redwood forests. P/NP or letter grading.</p>

Geography

Combining rigorous, inclusive pedagogy with opportunities for co-curricular activities—including research, internships, and community engagement—the College provides students with diverse learning experiences that helps them thrive, become critical thinkers, and transform society.

College of Letters and Science

Geography is the study of the natural world and how humans have changed it.

General Catalog

Conservation Geography Field and Professional Practices

GEOG 178

3 units