Ecosystem Management and Conservation Specialization

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The Goal of Core I is a strong foundation in natural science theory in relation to conservation and land stewardship  <table width="100%" border="0" style="background-color: #fff;"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="40%"><small>Course</small></td> <td width="15%"><small>Fall 2024</small> </td> <td width="15%"><small>Spring 2025</small> </td> <td width="15%"><small>Fall 2025</small></td> <td width="15%"><small>Spring 2026</small> </td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/646">ENV 646 <br>Regenerative Agriculture Systems</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_tu"><small>Wood<br><small>Tu 2:30-5:20</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_4 days_tba"><small>Wood<br><small style="color: red;">Tentative</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/752">ENV 752 <br>Ecology and Conservation of Tropical Forests</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_m_w"><small>Harris<br><small>M,W 10:30-11:50</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered">   </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered">   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>  <h4 class="bin_headers">Course 2</h4> Choose one of the following 2 courses. The Goal of Core II is a strong theoretical foundation in sociology and environmental anthropology as it relations to conservation and land stewardship. <table width="100%" border="0" style="background-color: #fff;"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="40%"><small>Course</small></td> <td width="15%"><small>Fall 2024</small> </td> <td width="15%"><small>Spring 2025</small> </td> <td width="15%"><small>Fall 2025</small></td> <td width="15%"><small>Spring 2026</small> </td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/764">ENV 764 <br>Sociology of Sacred Values: Modernity, Ecology, and Policy</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_th"><small>Farrell<br><small>Th 9:00-11:50</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_tba"><small>Farrell</small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/839">ENV 839 <br>Power in Conservation</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_m"><small>Carpenter<br><small>M 2:30-5:20</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_tba"><small>Carpenter</small></td> </tr> </tbody> </table>  <h3 class="bin_headers">Elective</h3> Four required courses. Students must take at least one course from each of the following four bins:  <h4 class="bin_headers">Social Science Principles</h4> The Goal of the Social Science elective is to apply social science principals to applied conservation topics or issues. It is typical to take these courses after fulfilling your Core 2 requirement. Substitutions are allowed with specialization coordinator permission. <table width="100%" border="0" style="background-color: #fff;"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="40%"><small>Course</small></td> <td width="15%"><small>Fall 2024</small> </td> <td width="15%"><small>Spring 2025</small> </td> <td width="15%"><small>Fall 2025</small></td> <td width="15%"><small>Spring 2026</small> </td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/573">ENV 573 <br>Urban Ecology for Local and Regional Decision Making</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_w"><small>Grove<br><small>W 1:00-3:50</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_4 days_tba"><small>Grove<br><small style="color: red;">Tentative</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/618">ENV 618 <br>Anthropology of Smallholder Agriculture in Developing Countries</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_tu"><small>Carpenter<br><small>Tu 1:00-3:50</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_tba"><small>Carpenter</small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/685">ENV 685 <br>Engaging Landholders and Communities in Conserving and Restoring Tropical Forest Landscapes</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_m_w"><small>Garen<br><small>M,W 10:30-11:50</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_4 days_tba"><small>Garen<br><small style="color: red;">Tentative</small></small></td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/740">ENV 740 <br>Understanding Environmental Philanthropy: Funding, Financing, and Grant Writing</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_tu_th"><small>Taylor<br><small>Tu,Th 1:00-2:20</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_4 days_tba"><small>Taylor<br><small style="color: red;">Tentative</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/742">ENV 742 <br>Fundamentals of Working with People</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_tu_th"><small>DeCew<br><small>Tu,Th 8:30-9:50</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_4 days_tba"><small>DeCew<br><small style="color: red;">Tentative</small></small></td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/759">ENV 759 <br>Power, Knowledge, and the Environment: Social Science</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_m"><small>Dove<br><small>M 1:00-3:50</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_4 days_tba"><small>Dove<br><small style="color: red;">Tentative</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/796">ENV 796 <br>Biopolitics of Human-Nonhuman Relations</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_th"><small>Dove<br><small>Th 1:00-3:50</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_tba"><small>Dove</small></td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/951">ENV 951 <br>Strategic Environmental Communication</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_m_w"><small>Leiserowitz<br><small>M,W 1:00-2:20</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_tba"><small>Leiserowitz</small></td> </tr> </tbody> </table>  <h4 class="bin_headers">Natural Science Principles</h4> The Goal of the Natural Science elective is to natural science principals to applied conservation problems and topics. It is typical to take these courses after fulfilling your Core 1 requirement. Substitutions are allowed with specialization coordinator permission. <table width="100%" border="0" style="background-color: #fff;"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="40%"><small>Course</small></td> <td width="15%"><small>Fall 2024</small> </td> <td width="15%"><small>Spring 2025</small> </td> <td width="15%"><small>Fall 2025</small></td> <td width="15%"><small>Spring 2026</small> </td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/586">ENV 586 <br>Fisheries & Aquaculture</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_tu_th"><small>Freidenburg<br><small>Tu,Th 1:00-2:15</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_tba"><small>Freidenburg</small></td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/610">ENV 610 <br>Managing Ecosystems for Climate Change Solutions</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_tu_th"><small>Brando<br><small>Tu,Th 1:00-2:20</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_tba"><small>Brando</small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/634">ENV 634 <br>Ecology of Global Drylands</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_tu_th"><small>Lauenroth<br><small>Tu,Th 9:00-10:20</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered">   </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered">   </td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/659">ENV 659 <br>The Practice of Silviculture: Principles in Applied Forest Ecology (Friday field trips)</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_m_w"><small>Ashton<br><small>M,W 8:30-10:20</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_tba"><small>Ashton</small></td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/660">ENV 660 <br>Forest Dynamics</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_tu_th"><small>Duguid<br><small>Tu,Th 10:30-11:50</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_tba"><small>Duguid</small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/692">ENV 692 <br>Science and Practice of Temperate Agroforestry</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_m"><small>Orefice<br><small>M 2:30-5:20</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_tba"><small>Orefice</small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/2025-2026/detail/709">ENV 709 <br>Lectures, Discussions and Applications of Soil Science</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered">   </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered">   </td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_tba"><small>Bradford</small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/2025-2026/detail/713">ENV 713 <br>Coastal Ecosystems</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered">   </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered">   </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered">   </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered">   </td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/723">ENV 723 <br>Wetlands Ecology, Conservation & Management</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_tu_th"><small>Freidenburg<br><small>Tu,Th 9:00-10:15</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_tba"><small>Freidenburg</small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/744">ENV 744 <br>Conservation Science and Landscape Planning</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_m_w"><small>Schmitz<br><small>M,W 10:30-11:50</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_tba"><small>Schmitz</small></td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/745">ENV 745 <br>Global Human-Wildlife Interactions</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_m_w"><small>Harris<br><small>M,W 2:30-3:45</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered">   </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered">   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>  <h4 class="bin_headers">Quantitative Analysis</h4> The Goal of this elective is to give you exposure and applied skills to applications and methods used by conservation professionals and scientists. Understanding the analysis and interpretation of quantitative data is a crucial skill for solving environmental problems. Substitutions are allowed with specialization coordinator permission. <table width="100%" border="0" style="background-color: #fff;"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="40%"><small>Course</small></td> <td width="15%"><small>Fall 2024</small> </td> <td width="15%"><small>Spring 2025</small> </td> <td width="15%"><small>Fall 2025</small></td> <td width="15%"><small>Spring 2026</small> </td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/603">ENV 603 <br>Environmental Data Visualization for Communication</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_m_w"><small>Queenborough<br><small>M,W 9:00-10:20</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_tba"><small>Queenborough</small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/617">ENV 617 <br>Real World Environmental Data Science</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_m_w"><small>Grewal<br><small>M,W 1:00-2:20</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_4 days_tba"><small>Grewal<br><small style="color: red;">Tentative</small></small></td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/726">ENV 726 <br>Observing Earth from Space</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_tu_th"><small>Lee<br><small>Tu,Th 9:00-10:20</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_tba"><small>Lee</small></td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/2025-2026/detail/728">ENV 728 <br>Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis in the Environmental Sciences</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered">   </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered">   </td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_tba"><small>Reuning-Scherer</small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/730">ENV 730 <br>Environmental Data Science in R: Introduction to Data Integration and Machine Learning</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_tu"><small>Malone<br><small>Tu 2:30-5:20</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_tba"><small>Malone</small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/748">ENV 748 <br>Wildlife Movement and Migration under Global Change Scenarios</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_tu"><small>Harris<br><small>Tu 2:30-5:20</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered">   </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered">   </td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/753">ENV 753 <br>Regression Modeling of Ecological and Environmental Data</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_m_w"><small>Gregoire<br><small>M,W 10:30-11:50</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered">   </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered">   </td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/755">ENV 755 <br>Modeling Geographic Space</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_th"><small>Tomlin<br><small>Th 1:00-3:50</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_4 days_tba"><small>Faculty<br><small style="color: red;">Tentative</small></small></td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/756">ENV 756 <br>Modeling Geographic Objects</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_th"><small>Tomlin<br><small>Th 1:00-3:50</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_4 days_tba"><small>Faculty<br><small style="color: red;">Tentative</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/757">ENV 757 <br>Data Exploration and Analysis</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_tu_th"><small>Reuning-Scherer<br><small>Tu,Th 9:00-10:15</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_tu_th"><small>Reuning-Scherer<br><small>Tu,Th 9:00-10:15</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_tba"><small>Faculty</small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_tba"><small>Faculty</small></td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/758">ENV 758 <br>Multivariate Data Analysis in the Environmental Sciences</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_tu_th"><small>Reuning-Scherer<br><small>Tu,Th 1:00-2:15</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_tba"><small>Reuning-Scherer</small></td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/762">ENV 762 <br>Applied Math for Environmental Studies (AMES):Foundations for Measuring and Modeling Environmental and Socio-environmental Systems</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_m_w"><small>Fenichel<br><small>M,W 10:30-11:50</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_tba"><small>Fenichel</small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> </tr> </tbody> </table>  <h4 class="bin_headers">Environmental Policy and Economics</h4> The Goal of this elective is to apply the social science principals of political science and economics to applied conservation topics or issues. Substitutions are allowed with specialization coordinator permission. <table width="100%" border="0" style="background-color: #fff;"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="40%"><small>Course</small></td> <td width="15%"><small>Fall 2024</small> </td> <td width="15%"><small>Spring 2025</small> </td> <td width="15%"><small>Fall 2025</small></td> <td width="15%"><small>Spring 2026</small> </td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/639">ENV 639 <br>Food Systems and Climate Services</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_tu_th"><small>Hernandez-Aguilera<br><small>Tu,Th 10:30-11:50</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered">   </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered">   </td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/641">ENV 641 <br>Market-Based Mechanisms for Water Management</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_m"><small>Pilz<br><small>M 1:00-3:50</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_4 days_tba"><small>Kruse<br><small style="color: red;">Tentative</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/642">ENV 642 <br>Environmental Justice/Climate Justice</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_m_w"><small>Torres<br><small>M,W 10:30-11:50</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_4 days_tba"><small>Torres<br><small style="color: red;">Tentative</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/760">ENV 760 <br>Conservation in Practice: An International Perspective</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_tu_th"><small>Vedder<br><small>Tu,Th 10:30-11:50</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_4 days_tba"><small>Vedder<br><small style="color: red;">Tentative</small></small></td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/795">ENV 795 <br>Nature as Capital: Merging Ecological and Economic Models</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_m_w"><small>Fenichel<br><small>M,W 10:30-11:50</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_tba"><small>Fenichel</small></td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/821">ENV 821 <br>Environmental Policymaking: From Local to Global</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_m_w"><small>Sanford<br><small>M,W 10:30-11:50</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_tba"><small>Sanford</small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/824">ENV 824 <br>Environmental Law and Policy</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_m_w"><small>Klee<br><small>M,W 1:00-2:20</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_tba"><small>Klee</small></td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/834">ENV 834 <br>Environmental Economics and Policy</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_m_w"><small>Kotchen<br><small>M,W 9:00-10:20</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_tba"><small>Kotchen</small></td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/852">ENV 852 <br>Food Systems & US Environmental Law</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_w"><small>Lehner<br><small>W 4:10-6:00</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered">   </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered">   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>  <h4 class="bin_headers">Additional Electives</h4> <p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"> In addition to the two required courses and the four electives, students may select additional electives to complete the requirements for the MEM degree. Additional electives that may support students’ focus area in the Ecosystem Management & Conservation Specialization are listed below.  </p> <table width="100%" border="0" style="background-color: #fff;"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="40%"><small>Course</small></td> <td width="15%"><small>Fall 2024</small> </td> <td width="15%"><small>Spring 2025</small> </td> <td width="15%"><small>Fall 2025</small></td> <td width="15%"><small>Spring 2026</small> </td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/620">ENV 620 <br>History of Environmental Thought and Activism</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_tu_th"><small>Taylor<br><small>Tu,Th 1:00-2:20</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered">   </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered">   </td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/644">ENV 644 <br>Coastal Environments in a Changing World</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_tu"><small>Decker<br><small>Tu 12:00-4:00</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_4 days_tba"><small>Decker<br><small style="color: red;">Tentative</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/2025-2026/detail/677">ENV 677 <br>Ecological Restoration</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered">   </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered">   </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_tba"><small>Duguid</small></td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/2025-2026/detail/683">ENV 683 <br>Seminar in Tropical Forest Restoration</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered">   </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered">   </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_tba"><small>Ashton</small></td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/686">ENV 686 <br>Synthesizing Science for Policy and Practice</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_m"><small>Bradford<br><small>M 9:00-10:20</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_tba"><small>Bradford</small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/694">ENV 694 <br>Invasive Species: Ecology, Policy, and Management</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_tu_th"><small>Duguid<br><small>Tu,Th 10:30-11:50</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered">   </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered">   </td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/712">ENV 712 <br>Water Management</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_m_w"><small>Anisfeld<br><small>M,W 1:00-2:20</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered">   </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered">   </td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/725">ENV 725 <br>Water, Energy, and Food Interconnections in a Changing Climate</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_tu_th"><small>Saiers<br><small>Tu,Th 10:30-11:50</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered">   </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered">   </td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/767">ENV 767 <br>Tools for Conservation Project Design & Management</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_m_w"><small>Vedder<br><small>M,W 2:30-3:50</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_4 days_tba"><small>Vedder<br><small style="color: red;">Tentative</small></small></td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/817">ENV 817 <br>Urban, Suburban, and Regional Planning Practice</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_w"><small>Kooris<br><small>W 4:00-6:50</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered">   </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered">   </td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/836">ENV 836 <br>Agrarian Societies: Culture, Society, History, and Development</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_w"><small>Faculty<br><small>W 1:30-3:20</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_4 days_tba"><small>Faculty<br><small style="color: red;">Tentative</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/892">ENV 892 <br>Introduction to Planning</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_m_w"><small>Smotrich<br><small>M,W 10:30-11:50</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_4 days_tba"><small>Faculty<br><small style="color: red;">Tentative</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/954">ENV 954 <br>Management Plans for Protected Areas (includes Friday and Saturday Field trips)</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_m_w"><small>Ashton<br><small>M,W 1:00-2:20</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered">   </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered">   </td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/956">ENV 956 <br>Strategies for Land Conservation</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_tu"><small>Gentry<br><small>Tu 2:30-5:20</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_4 days_tba"><small>Gentry<br><small style="color: red;">Tentative</small></small></td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/971">ENV 971 <br>Land Use Clinic</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_w"><small>Bacher<br><small>W 10:30-11:50</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_4 days_tba"><small>Bacher<br><small style="color: red;">Tentative</small></small></td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/975">ENV 975 <br>Field Craft: Writing Society, Science, and Nature</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered"><small> </small></td> <td width="15%" class="taught_5 days_th"><small>Farrell<br><small>Th 4:00-6:50</small></small></td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered">   </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered">   </td> </tr> <tr class="course_listing"><td width="40%"><a href="/courses/detail/991">ENV 991 <br>Advanced Climate, Animals, Food, and Environment Law and Policy Lab</a> </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered">   </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered">   </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered">   </td> <td width="15%" class="not_offered">   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section id="learning-community" data-jump-nav-heading="Learning Community" class="checkerboard global-spacing global-spacing--xlarge paragraph--default"> <div class="checkerboards"> <div class="card card--checkerboard" > <div class="card__media"> <figure 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