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Field Trip to Great Smoky Mountains National Park August 3 – 9, 2014

Field Trip to Great Smoky Mountains National Park August 3 – 9, 2014. Program Orientation Under the direction of Dr. Michael A. Tarrant Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources. What to Expect.

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Field Trip to Great Smoky Mountains National Park August 3 – 9, 2014

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  1. Field Trip to Great Smoky Mountains National Park August 3 – 9, 2014 Program Orientation Under the direction of Dr. Michael A. Tarrant Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources

  2. What to Expect • Seven days at Tremont Environmental Education Center in the heart of Great Smoky Mountains National Park • All food, transportation, and accommodations provided (except for 2 lunches en route to/from the Park) • Guided field trips and hikes in the Park • Seminars and lectures on natural and cultural history of the Park • Refer to syllabus for description of course objectives, requirements, and assessment criteria

  3. Credits • Three credits in any one of the following courses (Field Studies in Natural Resources): • Undergraduate • ANTH4270 • FORS4270 • RLST4270 • Graduate • ANTH6270 • FORS6270 • RLST6270

  4. Where We Travel

  5. Where We Live… Tremont Environmental Education Center

  6. Where We Eat

  7. Where We Study

  8. Who We Are With • We are part of a consortium of schools including Purdue University of about 50 students in total.

  9. What You Will Learn About • Environmental interpretation and education • Environmental conservation • Field journaling • Environmental interpretation (education for adults) • Environmental education (education for children)

  10. What You Will Learn About • Recreation and tourism in the Smokies • Tourism and visitation trends • Recreation site planning • Service learning project (trail building and maintenance)

  11. What You Will Learn About • Cultural issues of the Smokies • Cherokee history • European history • Land use simulation: Tourism, environmental preservation, and oil drilling • Folk lore and stories

  12. What You Will Learn About • Ecology and biogeography of the Smokies • Air quality • All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI) • High-country ecology • Woody and herbaceous plants • Exotic plants • Stream ecology

  13. What You Will Learn About • Wildlife diversity of the Smokies • Amphibians, reptiles and birds • Mammals and mammal trapping • Aquatic and terrestrial salamander survey methods • Exotic animals • Black bear ecology and research

  14. What to Prepare • Refer to the syllabus for: • A complete list of items/clothes to pack and bring • Required reading/course book • When/where we depart • Where we stay in the Park • When/where we return

  15. To Apply • To apply and secure your place on the program • Complete, sign, and return all three parts of the Health, Waiver, and Special Accommodations Form to the office of Global Programs in Sustainability by June 15 • Pay tuition (3 credits) and program fee to UGA Registrars Office by June 15

  16. Sources of Information • Syllabus • Contains most of the information that you need to know in order to plan and prepare for the trip (including the program fee) • Smokies schedule • Contains last year’s program schedule and activities • This year’s schedule will be very similar to last year’s

  17. Contact Information • Website • www.discoverabroad.uga.edu • Office • Global Programs in Sustainability, Room 300 Building One, Forestry and Natural Resources, UGA Campus, Athens, GA 30602-2152 • Email • discoverabroad@uga.edu • Telephone • 706.542.9713

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