Natural History of the Southern Rocky Mountains

A group of students gather around an alpine tundra wetland, with mountains and blue skies behind them

Natural History of the Southern Rockies will introduce students to the ecology and evolution of the region while keeping a field notebook as a record of observations and thoughts. Constructing a field notebook will help develop the use of illustration in field observations of the natural world. Across the 12 days, students will learn the value of field observations and develop an understanding of how the landscape of the southern Rockies relates to human influences on populations of plants and animals. This course is intended for anyone curious about observation-discovery and hypothesis-driven studies of ecology, evolution, and conservation biology.


±õ²Ô²õ³Ù°ù³Ü³¦³Ù´Ç°ù:ÌýDr. Scott Taylor, ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado at Boulder
Location: Mountain Research Station (Nederland, CO) and surrounding areas
Dates & Times: June 5th - June 17th,ÌýÌýMon - Sat, 8am-5pmÌý
Credit: 3 credit hours in biology (EBIO 4100)
Tuition for 2025 (2026 is TBD): $2100USDÌý(Includes room in a 2-person rustic cabin and all meals at the Mountain Research Station on days when class is in session)

Prerequisite: One year course work in general biology.

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