Miami University

Workshops

Birds Without Borders III-Ohio
IES 499.H/599.H (3 semester hours)
ZOO 499.H/599.H (3 semester hours)

David Russell
May 23 – Oct. 20
Travel Dates: May 24 - 31
Location: Oxford; Lake Erie
Students in our two-part workshop will spend 7 days in Tamaulipas, Mexico over spring break and 7 days in Oxford and along Lake Erie in Ohio, participating in a joint learning experience with students from the university in Mexico about Temperate and Neotropical migrants. Various bird monitoring techniques, such as banding and point counts, will be conducted at the El Cielo biosphere Reserve in Mexico, at our banding stations near Oxford and at the black Swamp Bird Observatory along Lake Erie in Ohio. Classes and training will start in Oxford in January. In addition to learning important bird conservation methodologies, eight students from Miami and eight students from UAT will cross cultural and language barriers to learn about “their” birds in their neighbor’s backyard. As important as technical skills are, the ability to learn from and work with people who speak different languages, have different priorities, and see the world differently from oneself is paramount if we are ever to be successful in preserving our natural heritages. Contact: David Russell, 156 Pearson Hall, Miami Oxford, 529-3179; russeld@muohio.edu.

Environmental Field Chemistry
GLG 499.V/599.V (3 semester hours)
IES 499.V/599.V (3 semester hours)

Mark Boardman
June 30 – July 15
Location: Oxford
This course combines lectures and field activities to examine the chemistry of the environmental, particularly natural waters and how water quality is measured in the field. Students will attain functional capability in the use of portable colorimeters and other field meters. EPA regulations and standards will be presented. Thermodynamic and mass-balance perspectives will be presented. Contact: Mark Boardman, 102 Boyd Hall, Miami Oxford, 529-5811; boardmmr@muohio.edu.

Environmental Issues and the Miami Tribe
IES 499.F/599.F (2 semester hours)

Sandra Woy-Hazleton
05/11/2008 - 05/16/2008
5 pre-trip mini-workshops; 5 days in the field
The workshop will involve an evaluation of the natural and cultural resources of a portion of land owned by the Miami Indian Tribe culminating in a Phase I Environmental Assessment including site characterization and the identification of known or potential Environmental contaminations (partial Phase II Environmental Assessment). Contact: Sandra Woy-Hazleton, 102 Boyd Hall, Miami Oxford, 529-5811; woyhazs@muohio.

Practical Research in Environmental Sciences
IES 699.R (1-7 semester hours)

Mark Boardman
May 19 – August 22
Location: Oxford
Independent study involving individually designed research on topics of environmental concern. Contact: Mark Boardman, 102 Boyd Hall, Miami Oxford, 529-5811; boardmmr@muohio.edu.