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Iowa State
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University
of Iowa |
University
of Norther Iowa Animal
Ecology
Staff: Address: Phone: 515/294-7429 Fax: 515/294-7874 Email: jlpease@iastate.edu WWW: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/wildlife As a professor: undergraduate courses and internships leading to a concentration in interpretation of natural resources through the Department of Animal Ecology; consult on techniques for interpretation, nature center displays, building design, and programs; research on interpretation, EE, and other human dimensions of wildlife management; international courses and seminars As an Extension Specialist: workshops, presentations, publications, videos, radio, etc. in wildlife education, natural resources management; also lead statewide programs in wilderness leadership and shooting sports education
Staff: Address: Phone: 515/294-7253 Fax: 515/294-1337 Email: rtanner.iastate.edu The Program offers second major and minor to undergraduate students in all colleges of the university. It cosponsors visiting speakers with the Student Environmental Council. Classes and Council do some outreach activities with local schools and nature centers. Occasional field seminars offered, such as 1990 & 1994 expeditions to Costa Rica and Utah. Internships offered. Staff: Address: Phone: 515/294-4764 Fax: 515/294-1047 Email: x1leving@exnet.iastate.edu Lead, design and develop 4-H Extension & Youth Program for camping & E.E.; consultation on Wilderness Adventure programming, Youth at Risk programming and self esteem training; workshops for professionals and volunteers; written materials available in many areas.
Staff: Address: Phone: 515/294-4774/4980 Fax: 515/294-1412 Email: amcbride@iastate.ed About 45 outdoor living skills workshops per year; many weekend and extended trips including backpacking, canoeing, rafting, bike touring, rock climbing, skiing, rappelling, kayaking, caving, winter camping, etc.; outdoor recreation equipment rental; resource center with information files on natural resource sites.
Staff: Address: Sue Arnold Fax: 515/294-9777 WWW: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~Lakeside/homepage.html Facilities: Lakeside Laboratory's campus consists of about 140 acres on Little Millers Bay, on the shore of West Lake Okoboji. The entire shoreline of Little Millers Bay is Lakeside Laboratory property, and the bay and adjacent uplands and wetlands are used as a natural classroom in most Lakeside courses. Many of Lakeside's buildings are listed on the National List of Historic Places and collectively they constitute the Iowa Lakeside Laboratory Historic District. The Caylor Prairie Preserve, Freda Hafner Preserve and the Excelsior Fen Complex are major natural areas close to the Laboratory. Hours: Summer session courses are held June-August. There are three terms of either three or four weeks. The regular session is followed by Natural History Week during which a series of introductory courses on various aspects of the natural history are offered. These have no prerequisites. All Lakeside classes are full-immersion and run from 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Individual research can be done and facilities can be utilized by appointment. Program: Through research facilities and natural areas, undergraduate and graduate students are given the opportunity to get hands-on experience working with a variety of natural and human environments through field-oriented summer courses. Credit and non-credit short courses are offered to the general public and public programs are held every Sunday and Wednesday evening. Students or researchers who wish to conduct independent study are also welcome for long or short-term studies. Intern: Student scholarships are available for those enrolled in the summer session Newsletter: Annually: "Iowa Lakeside Laboratory Bulletin", and biannually: "Lakeside News" UNIVERSITY OF IOWA Recreational
Services
Staff: Address: Phone: 319/335-9289 Fax: 319/335-6655 Email: david_conrads@uiowa.edu Intern: Yes Program: E.E. Field Trips for 1-6 grades, Raptor Center tours and off-site programs; summer wildlife camps for grades 2-8 Newsletter: Semi-annually, "Raptor Review" Facilities: Located 4 miles northeast of North Liberty, County Road F-28, Macbride Nature Recreation Area (450 acres): The University of Iowa Raptor Center (over 20 nonreleasable raptors on display), bird blind, self-guided nature trails, bluebird trail, cross country ski trails, low element teams course, high ropes course, primitive camping, archery range, sailing club, picnic shelters Hours: Apr.-Oct. 6:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m.; Nov.-Mar. 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Staff: Address: Phone: 319/335-1173 Email: pizzin@bkue.weeg.uiowa.edu B.S., M.A., M.S., and Ph.D. in Science Education, Museum Studies, E.E., Curriculum Development, Teacher Education, Workshops and Evaluation Studies UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA Staff: Address: Phone: 319/273-2456 Curriculum development and course offerings in E.E.; OUTLOOK; OUTLOOK on Groundwater; Lines on the Land. B.A. program for interpretive naturalists through the Biology Department; programs for schools and adult/family groups; consulting in conservation and E.E. INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES Buena Vista
College
Staff: Address: Phone:
712/749-2272(Richard) Email:
lamper@bvu.edu Assist in coordinating outdoor classrooms for public school classes; presentations to classes and groups upon request; occasional loan of field equipment and specimens to assist projects or presentations Staff: Address: Phone: 641/628-5147 Fax: 641/628-5316 Email: bixlera@central.edu Biology major with course work in ecology and natural history, internship opportunities with various agencies Staff: Paul Christiansen Martha Codon David Lyon Address: Majors in biology, geology, and environmental studies; serve as resource persons for questions about ecology of local flora and fauna and can present natural history programs to interested groups. Staff: Address: Phone:
515/271-3925(Dept.) Email: ricahrd.wacha@drake.edu Biology classes leading to B.A. and M.A. degrees; present public programs by request for the general public, youth and adult groups. Staff: Address: Phone: 515/269-3029 Fax: 515/269-4285 Email: delongk@ac.grin.edu Can serve as a resource person for native flora and fauna. MAHARISHI INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY Staff: Address: Phone: 641/472-1146 Fax: 641/472-1167 Email: sjames@mum.edu Can serve as a resource person for earthworm ecology and taxonomy. Staff: Address: Phone: 319/326-9272 Email: gmckean@tmu1.mcrest.edu Programs in vertebrate ecology with research specialization in bat biology, fish populations and rodent populations. Staff: Address: Phone: 712/274-5155 Summer projects are conducted on site by college faculty working with college and high school students. Recent projects include prairie restoration, a bluebird trail, a butterfly garden and collecting program and a fly ash revegetation project. Field lab located south of Sioux City. Staff: Address: Phone: 319/363-8213 Fax: 319/363-5270 Email: neil@mmc.mtmercy.edu Can serve as a speaker/resource person on a variety of environmental/conservation natural history/ecological topics. Staff: Address: Phone: 319/333-6109 Email: jhorn@saunix.sau.edu In addition to courses on environmental science and regional natural history, two extended field courses are offered in Texas and North Carolina. Faculty members consult with Davenport's Putnam Museum on exhibits and present public lectures on regional mammals (especially bats), plants, and general natural history. In the past there have been summer course offerings for teachers on field biology and E.E. Staff: Address: Phone: 515/961-1823 Fax: 515/961-1498 Email: gilbert@storm.simpson.edu Our department offers a major in environmental studies with options in biology, chemistry, or earth science. The biology option includes internships and is designed for students with career interests in education and research, interpreting the environment, and resource management. A newsletter is available on request. Staff: Address: Phone: 515/582-8236 Can serve as a speaker/resource person on Iowa wildlife and other natural history topics. Waldorf is a two-year independent college. |