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2026-2027 Academic Year

Fall 2026

ENST 305 Forest Ecology and Management
In this course, students will examine the history of forest and resource management practices and principles in North America as well as develop an understanding of forest ecology pertinent to natural resource management. Students will explore topics such as forest structure and stand dynamics, successional dynamics, landscape ecology, wildlife ecology, and forest health cycles: wildfire, pests, & disease. This course will also explore how forestry techniques and practices have evolved over the past six centuries. Through outdoor lab experiences, students will engage with local land managers (non-profits & government) to understand current trends and challenges in management as well as gain modern forestry skills.

Spring 2027

ENST 162 Integrative Environmental Sci
This course is an introduction to interdisciplinary environmental science. Students will learn to draw upon a variety of natural sciences to identify and address environmental challenges. Students will examine environmental issues analytically, learn to evaluate existing data, and begin to develop skills for acquiring new knowledge via the scientific method. They will be exposed to basic techniques for assessing environmental problems in lectures, laboratory exercises, and fieldwork. Three hours classroom and three hours laboratory a week. Prerequisite: 161