[Plsugs] FW: Soil and ecology courses in Belize

[Tanya Quist]

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Subject: 

Soil and ecology courses in Belize


Date: 

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 09:22:15 -0700


From: 

wwood at isisbelize.com


To: 

nadamson at isisbelize.com

 

Greetings from Belize:
 
I have corresponded with some of you before about myself and the exciting
courses that are being offered in Belize this summer.  I am a professor of
environmental soil science in the Department of Agronomy and Soils at
Auburn University. For the past 20 years I have taught and done research
regarding carbon and nutrient cycling in managed and natural ecosystems
around the world. I have keen interest in how land management impacts
ecosystem carbon sequestration. In that regard, I am now working with the
Institute for Sustainable International Studies (ISIS) to offer a course
that will examine carbon cycling with particular emphasis on land
management impacts on carbon sequestration in Belizean soils. The course
will include some classroom time, some field time, and some laboratory
time. The course will be taught in conjunction with Dr. Ed Boles, an
ecologist and long-time resident of Belize. The course is best suited to
upper level undergraduates and graduate students. This is an excellent
opportunity for students to earn college credit, gain valuable practical
experience, and of course, do it all in Central America's conservation
capital, Belize.
 
My course is paired with a course taught by Dr. Boles on Watershed
Ecosystems and Conservation, and our two courses will be taught from June
3 - July 2.  They are part of a number of courses being offered this
summer during in two sessions over June and July. The courses are
described in more detail in the attached flyer.  Students take two
intensive courses over the period of one month.  The fee for the program
is $3975, which includes tuition, field trips, housing and local
transportation.  Please circulate this flyer to others who may have an
interest in soil science, tropical agriculture, watershed ecology or
environmental science. The syllabi are available online through the
organization with which I work, the Institute for Sustainable
International Studies (ISIS), www.isisbelize.com.  Cynthia Reece, our
Program Manager with ISIS, will respond to questions related to housing,
travel planning, course costs, and custom programs, creece at isisbelize.com.
 
There are also opportunities with the ISIS for faculty to teach or bring
their own students groups to Belize.  I will be happy to answer any
academic or professional questions you have, so please feel free to email
me, wwood at isisbelize.com.
 
Sincerely,
Wes Wood
 
Wes Wood, PhD.
Faculty Associate, ISIS
 
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