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Colorado Plateau: Desert Canyons & Cultures
15 Credit Spring Semester
Southwest Climate Studio Art: Change and Resilience in the American Southwest
6 Credit Summer Course
Restoration Ecology in Greater Yellowstone
3 Credit Summer Course
Wild Rockies: Conservation Across Boundaries
12 Credit Summer Semester
Cycle the Rockies: Energy and Climate Change in Montana
6 Credit Summer Course
Environmental Ethics: Climate Change and Visions of a Sustainable Future
3 Credit Summer Course
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15 Credit Fall Semester
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Julien Rashid: Meditations on Bison, Wild Chives and Pad Thai

July 31, 2016
  • Fresh from the Field,
  • Wild Rockies: Conservation Across Boundaries
It was a frigid and beautiful afternoon. The WRFI crew and I were taking an observational stroll. We were walking near the shore of Goat Lake, an isolated alpine lake
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Natasha Vadas: Don’t Underestimate the Mountain

July 30, 2016
  • Fresh from the Field,
  • Wild Rockies: Conservation Across Boundaries
There are certain moments in one’s life in which a person finds him or herself faced with a seemingly impossible challenge.  At these times, we are left with the decision
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Sadie Koch: From Abstraction to Action on the Colorado Plateau

July 18, 2016
  • Colorado Plateau,
  • Fresh from the Field
As we near the end of this course I find myself peering back up into Horseshoe Canyon, were we completed our first backpacking trip together. Looking at towering rock walls,
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Hannah Joki: Natural history on the Rocky Mountain Front

July 14, 2016
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  • Fresh from the Field,
  • Wild Rockies: Conservation Across Boundaries
As my first backpacking trip in the Bob Marshall Wilderness is coming to a close, I am humbled. I am humbled by the fear of bears outside my tent every
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Claire Longcope: To Know a Place

July 13, 2016
  • Cycle the Rockies,
  • Fresh from the Field
What a way to get to know a place! As we grilled local bison burgers last night, I was telling Melissa, one of our generous hosts in Choteau, about our
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Olivia Walcott: The Answer’s in Empathy

July 12, 2016
  • Cycle the Rockies,
  • Fresh from the Field
“Empathy trumps psychology every time” – quote written on Steve Charter’s kitchen whiteboard by his late wife. It is especially easy to feel defeated as an environmentalist. We’re frantic for
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Seth Yoder: Is natural gas the key to renewable energy? Or will it make the transition tougher?

July 11, 2016
  • Cycle the Rockies,
  • Fresh from the Field
The last time I sat down at a computer was about 400 miles ago and a lot has happened since then. We cycled north to the small town of Roundup
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Claire Longcope: Where the Rubber (Literally) Hits the Road

July 10, 2016
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  • Cycle the Rockies,
  • Fresh from the Field
I’ve been stuffed full of new information in the last few days. New terms, acronyms, concepts, as well as new people, places, and a new activity: bike touring. It’s a
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Olivia Walcott: From Michigan to Montana

July 9, 2016
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  • Cycle the Rockies,
  • Fresh from the Field
Passion will take you to the wildest places. Exactly one year ago I was returning from orientation at Northern Michigan University. My mind was filled with trivial things like dorm
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Haley Traun: The Future of the Wild

July 8, 2016
  • Colorado Plateau,
  • Fresh from the Field
Check out 2016 Colorado Plateau alumna, Haley Traun's blog post on "The Future of the Wild."

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Alaina Ring, St. Lawrence University
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