Northwest Center
for Sustainable Resources
Land Use Impacts on Environmental Quality
A Faculty Development Institute
Presented by the Northwest Center for Sustainable Resources
Chemeketa Community College, Salem Oregon
July 13 - 18, 2008
The Institute’s purpose:
Provide science and natural resource faculty with knowledge and strategies for adaptation of:
- Comprehensive classroom-ready natural resource curriculum modules
- Field and laboratory activities that support education of natural resource students
- Instructional materials based on an ecosystems approach
Supply resources that can be used in the classroom when teaching students
Establish a mentoring network for use by participants in adaptation of NCSR curriculum materials
Who should attend:
Two and four-year college faculty in natural resource programs (e.g. forestry, fisheries, wildlife) or in areas that support these programs (environmental science, biology, and physical science)
Individuals at institutions where there is an interest in developing or revising an ecosystem-based natural resource program or courses
Planned topics:
Use of digital imagery to evaluate land use impacts
Effects of non-point pollution on water quality
Impacts of land use change over time
The ecological role of fire
Evaluation of forest recovery after disturbance
Presenters:
The Institute is under the direction of Wynn W. Cudmore, Ph.D., NCSR’s Principal Investigator
Subject matter experts in various discipline areas
The Setting:
Chemeketa Community College is located in the central Willamette Valley approximately 50 miles south of Portland, Oregon. The college has modern natural resource laboratories and access to numerous field locations that provide an excellent environment for Institute activities.
What will be provided:
The Institute is restricted to 16 faculty, creating a unique learning environment with ample opportunity to participate in activities
Materials designed to facilitate adaptation will be provided to each participant
Participants will receive:
- Lodging in Salem at a local hotel (arrangements will be made through the Center)
- Travel for field tours and locally to the College
- Daily lunches and some evening meals
- A $600 stipend
Participants/educational institutions must provide for travel to the Salem area
The Schedule:
Participants should plan to arrive at the designated hotel not later than 4:00pm on July 13th
The first session will begin on Sunday, July 13 at 5:00 p.m.
The final session will end on Friday, July 18 at 1:00 p.m.
For more information about the institute, contact the Center Director at Chemeketa Community College:
Phone: 503-589-7611
Fax: 503-589-7622
E-Mail: ncsradm@chemeketa.edu
Updated March 2008.
Copyright 2007 Northwest Center for Sustainable Resources, Salem, Oregon.