Mountain Environments

Central Wyoming College
ENR 2425 - 60
J. Klancher
Central Wyoming College
This course is designed to provide an introduction to the principles of general science using the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem as a focal point. Major topics to be covered are: mountain ecology and geography, glaciology, mechanisms of mountain formation, mountain climates and geomorphology, soils, vegetation and wildlife, and lakes and streams. Similarities and dissimilarities of the Wind River Range to other major mountain ranges of the North American Cordillera will be compared within the limits and context of the preceding topics. Students taking the 3 credit lecture portion of the class will receive an S/U grade only. (3 lect.)

Summer 2023
11/01/2022 - 05/29/2023
07/03/2023 - 08/04/2023

Online - Asynchronous Online Class
Delivered completely online over the Internet without face-to-face meeting requirements or required meeting times from the instructor. Access to course materials will require login. (ASYNCHRONOUS)

Comments: 07/03 - 08/04. This course will be delivered online but will require participants to spend time outdoors applying the concepts learned in this class. This course involves the use of ArcGIS onine and ESRI geographic information systems software and requires access to a comptuter and Internet.


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